Star left-handed batter David Warner will very soon announce his retirement after the three-match Test series against Pakistan. Meanwhile, the former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has named a potential replacement for Warner after his goodbye from international cricket.
Waugh feels that star Australian all-rounder Cameron Green would be the right choice to fill the space of a veteran opener. Currently, the search is ongoing for a potential replacement, with Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft, and Matthew Renshaw all under consideration.
Despite this, Waugh favors Green in the competition and emphasizes that the all-rounder possesses solid technique and proficiency against fast bowling. He went on to suggest that Green has the potential to replicate the success of Shane Watson, indicating that he is the ideal candidate to replace Warner and partner with Usman Khawaja as an opener.
While having a conversation with FoxSports, Waugh said, “There’s not a lot of other options available, but I’d be seriously thinking of getting Cameron Green in to open the batting. I want him on the team because he just offers so much. He gives great balance because he bowls ten to 15 good hours, he’s a great fieldsman and I think his batting, he hasn’t quite nailed it yet, but when I (have) seen him, he’s got a good technique and he plays fast bowling well.”
He further added, “And he’s batted at six so far and often you get the second new ball at six, so … I just think it could be a bit of a Shane Watson-type situation, so I’d seriously be looking at him, because I want him in the team. At the moment Mitch Marsh has nailed that spot that he was in, so that’d be the way I’d possibly go.”
