With the Border Gavaskar Trophy against India fast approaching, Australian cricket has once again been dealt a severe blow after a back injury ruling Cameron Green out for the entire summer. Earlier on Tuesday, Australian media outlets revealed that the all-rounder was returning to the much-awaited Test series as a batsman only with the likelihood of bowling at some point toward the end. However, it is understood that Green’s injury is ‘not as good as previously assumed.
As reported by cricketetal.com, Green’s injury is severe and Australia will have to strategize their winter without him.
“He has no chance of being ready for the first Test against India on November 22 in Perth and it is not sounding good for any time soon after that. This summer, it looks unlikely he will play,” the report by Australian acclaimed journalist Peter Lalor read.
It is unclear if the all-rounder would require surgery but going by the statements made, it is quite impossible for him to feature in the Test series. He has already been ousted from the first leg of the Sheffield Shield contest scheduled to commence this week and is also not expected to part-take in the second leg.
Until late Tuesday, there had been still some positive thoughts that Green could reach the squad to at least help bat for Australia. Even a former Australian team doctor, Peter Brukner, stated that after a back-stress injury had healed, the 25-year-old could bat and field in Test matches provided some discomfort had gone and the bone had healed somewhat.
“The load comes mainly from bowling—batting and fielding don’t put a huge load on that part of the body, so it’s feasible that once the pain settles down you can bat and field without too many problems and feel fine,” Brukner was quoted as saying by the Age.
“It’s just that if you were to go and bowl ten overs, you would probably break down again, would you not? So it is not case of going all out but rather a gradual increase in the load so that the bone basically adapts to the load and becomes stronger as a result. There is some technique that goes into it,” he went on to add.”
Currently, Green has represented Australia in 28 Test matches. He has played 28 around Tests of Australia ‘Tushar’ on an average 36, where he has fared 35 scalps.
