Cameron Green will miss New Year's Test against South Africa.
Australian all-rounder Cameron Green admitted that he is hurt by the fact that he is going to miss the New Year’s Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) against South Africa after sustaining an injury to his finger during the ongoing Boxing Day Test at the MCG.
Green copped a blow on his finger from a delivery from Anrich Nortje on day two of the ongoing second test at the MCG, and he eventually retired hurt before being ruled out of the third and final Test.
Notably, the 23-year-old all-rounder picked up a five-wicket haul in South Africa’s first innings and scored an unbeaten 50 in the ongoing second test at the MCG before getting injured.
However, Green admitted that it will be weird to watch the match at home, which will be the first match he'll miss since he made his debut for Australia.
Cameron Green was quoted as saying: “It obviously hurts not playing for Australia. I've played every game since I debuted, so it's going to feel a bit weird watching Test cricket from home. But I'll be absolutely rapt for whoever comes in and hopefully takes their opportunity.”
He also said that he will give it his best shot to be able to make it to the India tour next year. Australia is set to travel to India in February-March 2023 to play 4 Tests and 3 ODIs.
He signed off by saying, “It's a great environment to be a part of, so I'm definitely going to miss it. I'm going to do as much as I can to get it right and try to go to India. A lot of people talk about the tour to India, and how tough it is mentally and physically. It's going to be a massive tour for us. We're as best prepared as we're ever going to be, so (I’m) looking forward to it.”
Braving the pain of the broken right index finger, Green gave Alex Carey company helping him reach his century before the wicketkeeper-batter was caught and bowled by Marco Jansen.