Cameron Green

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane fired a shot at Cricket Australia after its $2.7 million all-rounder Cameron Green was unable to bowl as they kicked off their IPL season with defeat. Green was snapped up by three-time champions Kolkata in December's auction for 252 million rupees to become the most expensive overseas buy in Indian Premier League history. Mumbai Indians chased down the 220 that Kolkata scored at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday but Green hit a four and a six while batting

Eyebrows were raised over Mitchell Marsh’s selection for the Ashes. The 31-year-old all-rounder has not played Test cricket for four years and was only selected as a backup for Cameron Green, who missed the Headingley Test due to hamstring injury and Mitchell Marsh grabbed the opportunity with both hands. He had only four first-class matches in four years, but in the last one in March in Perth he scored an unbeaten 108. Mitchell Marsh on Thursday celebrated his test comeback by smashing a

Australia hope Cameron Green's strong Indian Premier League form will help, not hinder, the young allrounder's preparation for his maiden Test tour of the United Kingdom. After a four-day acclimatisation stint in Formby near Liverpool, the Aussies' held their first major training session in Beckenham on Thursday ahead of their World Test Championship final and Ashes series tilts. It was the first time their full 17-man squad had assembled, with auxiliary pacemen Michael Neser and Sean Abbott also linking up with the group