Cameron Green to go against West Indies

Sydney: The Australian selectors said that the allrounder cricketer Cameron Green will begin the first test match against West indies but did not make clear who would displace David Warner as opener.

David Warner back off of the five-day game at the weekend after the last Test against Pakistan, having been an encounter at the top of the order for 12 years.

Last week Steve Smith said that he desired to do the job up till the officially approved openers Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris and Matt Renshaw were far seen as the main contestant to play the role.  

The Australian cricketer Matt Renshaw was given a Test to support as the only change in a 13-man squad for the two-Test series starting on January 17 in Adelaide, while Bancroft and Harris got rejection.

On the other hand, the chief selector George Bailey said to Cameron, who has been derived out of the side newly by the comeback of Mitchell Marsh, would definitely play.

Cameron Green will come into the playing-XI for the Test in Adelaide in a squad also containing Scott Boland and Matthew Renshaw, added the selector.

George further stated: “We have got a team we think carries the best six batters in the country. The squad strikes a balance between players continuing to make their mark on international cricket, playing alongside some of our most experienced players with an eye to the future in this format”.

Selectors also tagged a 13-man squad for the one-day series against the West Indies that follows the Tests, with Pat Cummins rested and Smith taking over as captain. Marsh, Starc, and Hazlewood will also sit out the three games.

Australia Test squad includes Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchel Marsh, Matt Renshaw, Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc.