After Warner’s retirement, Green is best suited to open for Australia in Tests: Katich

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Perth. Former Australian cricketer Simon Katich sees an opportunity for fast bowling all-rounder Cameron Green to open the batting in Tests after David Warner’s retirement.

Since his debut in 2020, Green has played 24 Tests as a number six or number seven batsman. But he lost his place during this year’s Ashes when Mitchell Marsh scored an impressive century on his return to the format at Headingley.

With Warner set to retire after the Sydney Test against Pakistan, and Australia scheduled to play two Tests against the West Indies in late January 2024, it is likely that Green will be named at the helm.

“I think that’s where someone like Cameron Green would be best suited to bat higher up the order. His best cricket has been at No. 4… I think he is a better player than the other three openers technically and talking about his first-class record and Test record, plus he has a gun. There is also a bonus of being a fielder and he can do that. Can also bowl at a speed of 140 kilometers per hour.

“If you want a soft landing, West Indies are a soft landing because they are clearly struggling in Test cricket at the moment and this is a chance to put someone in at the top of the order so they can build their,” Katich said on SEN Radio. Get a foothold and let them move forward for tough challenges on the track. ,

On Friday, Marsh ruled out the possibility of opening the batting in the Test, a role that left-handed batsman Travis Head has also distanced himself from. “I can speak from the experience of opening for Australia, even though I had never done it at first-class level, it can be done (putting Green at the top).”

Katich concluded, “It’s just a mindset adjustment. It actually suited me because I had batted so much at No. 3 before for WA or NSW that coming straight out there was better for me at that stage of my career because you don’t waste energy sitting around. ,

–IANS

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