It's unlikely that Cameron Green will participate in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opening in Nagpur. In the Boxing Day Test against South Africa, the all-rounder broke a finger, which hasn't healed in time for the commencement of the prestigious series in India. Given his limited bowling workload in the lead-up to the series, Australia's head coach Andrew McDonald had voiced optimism that Green may play as a pure hitter, but two days before the Test, vice-captain Steve Smith basically ruled the 23-year-old out.
Smith remarked, "I don't think he's [going to play]." "He hasn't likely even faced fast bowlers yet, if that. He probably won't play, but who knows? I'm not completely certain. We'll observe and wait. But I believe it's unlikely."
Green's absence is a setback for Australia, whose Test teams have benefited greatly from balance thanks to his all-around skills, which allowed the management to select an additional batter or bowler as they saw fit given the circumstances. Green's right-handedness and his excellent spin performance in Sri Lanka would have been a welcome addition to the middle order even if he had played only as a batsman. Australia welcomed Matt Renshaw back to the Test team in Sydney while he was absent, but with his return in Nagpur, Australia will only field five left-handers in their top-seven. If Australia decides to add another batter, Peter Handscomb is the second option.
In any case, Australia is anticipated to play two spinners, with Cummins and Scott Boland handling the speed duties, based on the 'very dry' pitch two days prior to the Test. The second spinner's identity has not yet been determined. Although Todd Murphy, another off-spinner, and Ashton Agar, a left-arm orthodox option, Australia doesn't mind partnering Nathan Lyon with Todd Murphy.
Smith remarked, "It's fairly dry." "Especially one end that I think will take a little spin, especially the left-arm spinner spinning it back into our left-handers," the spinner said. There is a particularly dry region there. Other than that, it's hard for me to fully judge. The wicket won't have a much of bounce, in my opinion. As the game progresses, I believe the seamers will experience some up-and-down movement and quite a bit of skidding. The fractures seemed very flimsy. When we are there, we'll wait and see.
When faced with a scorching turner, Australia was even considering playing three spinners, but that option has been eliminated by Green's unavailability. Smith opined, "I believe it [would] probably be more of a possibility if Green was fit. "Maybe without him. I'm not completely certain. The selectors will ultimately choose the team they believe is ideal for the surface, but I believe we'll discuss our ideas at a strategy meeting this afternoon."
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