Pat Cummins said he expects that the all-rounders would need to bowl a lot more frequently than they did in the last few seasons. New Delhi: Australia will need a lot more overs with the ball from all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh in their five-match Test series against India, feels captain Pat Cummins. The two teams will compete for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from November and Cummins said he expects that the all-rounders would need to bowl a lot more frequently than they did in the last few seasons.
Australia have lost their last four series – home and away – to India and are determined to wrest back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “It’s been huge (having the all-rounders). In some ways we haven’t had to use them as much as we thought we would.
Which is a great thing. The last couple of summers have been pretty light (with) quick Test matches,” Cummins told at the launch of Play Cricket week, as quoted by PTI. “I suspect this summer might be a bit different at time.
We’ll be drawing on Cam Green and Mitch Marsh a bit more.” Green, 25, has claimed 35 wickets in 28 Test matches at an average of 35.31 and is regarded as one of the most promising young all-rounders in the game.
“Even someone like Cam basically started in Shield cricket as a bowler but hasn’t had to bowl heaps in Test matches. Now he is a few years older, I think we will be leaning on him a bit more,” Cummins added. ‘Luxury’ Himself a bowling all-rounder, Cummins said it is a .