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“Trending”: Cam Green’s positivity surrounding the number three spot
SEN • July 13th, 2025 3:34 pm
Since his shift up the batting order, Cam Green has begun to take hold of Australia’s number three spot.
Following what was a difficult transition for the West Australian, particularly after spending significant time out with a back concern, Green has started to find his groove high up in the order, with a maiden half century during Australia’s second Test victory over the West Indies, followed by a difficult 46 during Sunday morning’s day one action.
Under the lights in Kingston, Australia would manage just 225 following a late-day collapse, however Green believes that taking a wicket during the final run of play could prove vital in claiming the third Test.
“Pink ball, we know what it comes with,” Green told SEN’s The New Ball.
“Training over the last couple of days, we’ve realised how tough it is, especially when the lights come on.
“It was a tricky 45 minutes for them, I thought they batted really well, but to get them one down is pretty crucial.
“We tried to forward think about when we might have to bat tomorrow, and we were hoping that maybe we wouldn’t be all out tonight, maybe get them to bat the whole of tomorrow’s night session.
“But I think we just said, it’s going to be tricky regardless of when you bat. It’s somewhat reassuring, that you don’t have to try and miss this night session. I think it’s going to be tough the whole time.”
Referencing his shift up the order, Green believes that his position within the side is beginning to pay off.
Evidently backed as Australia’s long-term answer for the number three following a poor run of form from mainstay Marnus Labuschagne, Green has proved a vital cog in Australia’s set-up.
“I think it’s trending,” he said.
“Obviously, you’d love a really big score, but I’d like to think that a 40, especially the amount of balls faced out there, hopefully gives the lower order a slightly easier task.
“I don’t think these balls get any softer, so I think we – Uzzie (Khawaja) especially, 80 balls I think he faced – we hopefully got through the hardness of it, but I don’t think it did. I think it stayed hard the whole time.”
Entering the third Test of the West Indies tour, Australia decided not to select spinner Nathan Lyon, instead opting for an all-pace attack with the inclusion of Scott Boland.
This marked the first time Australia have opted against a readily available Nathan Lyon for the first time since 2013, fielding their first all-pace attack since 2023.
“We know how good Gaz is, but we also know how good Scott Boland is,” Green continued.
“I think the decision was the right one, I think especially looking at the wicket now. Gaz is a quality bowler, but barrels are a bit yucky at night.
“Either way they went, I think was the right call, happy to see Scotty out there.”
A 61-run partnership between Green and Steve Smith set the tone for the lower order, with Smith’s wicket leaving the Aussies in a strong position at 4-157.
However, carnage ensued led by the ruthless attack of Shamar Joseph, as the Australians dropped seven wickets within the space of just 23 overs, finding themselves all out for 225 in spite of their commanding position.
Behind a trio of sixes from captain Pat Cummins, Green admitted that the side were batting for declaration, piling on boundaries while allowing wickets to fall in order to force the West Indies to bat out the remainder of the session.
Given 45 minutes to defend, an undermanned West Indies top order lost just one wicket in the final stretch of play, with debutant Kevlon Anderson falling for just three runs.
“It was (declaration batting) for sure,” Green admitted.
“We know how crucial those night sessions are, especially in Australia, how different the contrast is for how cricket is played.
“I felt like it was pretty similar to the morning session to the night session, not like Adelaide where it is a pretty stark contrast.
“It definitely was (declaration batting), we tried to go hard, that’s something we try and employ in Australia.
“45 minutes out there is really yucky so that was definitely the thinking today.”
SEN’s coverage of the final test resumes at 4:00am on Monday morning with Adam White, Bryce McGain, Bharat Sundaresan and Andrew Mason live from Kingston, Jamaica.
