Thanks Peter for the read. Entertaining and informative as always. That was a defining knock by Green as I think Smith’s was in Brisbane v West Indies where he showed he could do the job as opener.
As for Marnus- there have been a number of players over the last 30-40 years have been dropped from the Australian side when needing to find form and then come back to become legendary names in Australian cricket (eg S Waugh, Ponting, Hayden, Langer to name some of the batsman). Maybe it’s that time for Marnus…
Terrific indeed from Cam Green, and a pleasure to see how he grew in stature throughout the innings. And in light of your most recent post, absolutely refreshing to hear him speak at the end of day one with such humility about his innings. Perhaps a lesson in there somewhere?
Can Green’s innings made me contemplate which are the “Mr Rushmore” Australian test innings over the years. Some obvious ones are Bradman 334, Waugh 200 and Jones 210. Interested in others opinions.
Thanks Peter for the read. Entertaining and informative as always. That was a defining knock by Green as I think Smith’s was in Brisbane v West Indies where he showed he could do the job as opener.
As for Marnus- there have been a number of players over the last 30-40 years have been dropped from the Australian side when needing to find form and then come back to become legendary names in Australian cricket (eg S Waugh, Ponting, Hayden, Langer to name some of the batsman). Maybe it’s that time for Marnus…
Terrific indeed from Cam Green, and a pleasure to see how he grew in stature throughout the innings. And in light of your most recent post, absolutely refreshing to hear him speak at the end of day one with such humility about his innings. Perhaps a lesson in there somewhere?
Can Green’s innings made me contemplate which are the “Mr Rushmore” Australian test innings over the years. Some obvious ones are Bradman 334, Waugh 200 and Jones 210. Interested in others opinions.
"Now all Australia needs is Smith to cash in at the top and everyone can rest easy."
With the current form of Smith and Labuschagne, Green and Head need to average around 100 each 😀
Great write up Peter. Terrific 💯 from Cam Green and I think Smith won't be as prolific as he was at number 4 while opening.
Second innings suggests you might be right about Smith.