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Over the past few weeks, Cameron Green, the Australian all-rounder, was getting constantly criticised after failing at the No. 3 spot in the batting lineup in the Test setup. The 26-year-old had failed miserably with the bat, getting out cheaply time and again in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa at Lord’s in London before the first Test of the three-match series against West Indies at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown in June.
The scores of Cameron Green read 4, 0, 3, and 15 in Tests at No. 3 in the batting order last month before arriving at National Cricket Stadium in St George’s for the second Test of the series against West Indies. During the first innings of the match, Green scored 26 runs off 37 balls with four fours, showcasing how his promotion in the top order wasn’t a decision taken in haste after impressive showing at No. 3 for the majority of his Test career.
In the second innings, Cameron Green spent more time at the crease, to bring up his first fifty as a No. 3 batter in Test cricket for Australia. He ended up scoring 52 runs in 123 balls with five fours, sharing a key partnership of 93 runs for the fourth wicket with Steve Smith, to ensure that Australia didn’t find themselves in trouble against West Indies after taking a first innings lead of 33 runs.
There's certainly little positives I can take out of it: Cameron Green on his fifty
At the close of play on day three, Australia reached 221/7 in their second innings, leading by 254 runs, and in the post-day press conference, Cameron Green spoke about his innings. He said, as per Cricbuzz, “You always need an innings here and there just to get you going and hopefully today was one of those. If anything, it's good to get some time out there, there's a lot of good things I get out of just spending time in the middle. My balls faced has been trending up; the runs haven't been there but there's certainly little positives I can take out of it.”
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The Australian all-rounder also pointed out how he has batted at No. 3 in his junior career, which is why he expected himself to find success sooner rather than later. He remarked, “If you ask most of the guys in our changeroom, they've all batted number three their whole junior career and no different with me. I've batted number four for WA (and Australia), being one spot up is no different.”
