That is just it. Green has bowled plenty of threatening deliveries. He hasn't had luck bowling in this series.
Green can replace Usman. Why not? Green has batted at 3. Usman has only averaged 31 for a specialist batter. Although only Brook and Root have averaged more for England at 33 each.
Plus Usman is a liability ( at this high standard ) in the field. At age 39 he isn't the long term future either. Green is.
Not sure who averaged more in the Windies? Green or Usman?
How is Usman a liability. Sounds like you just hate the guy. We all know this is Usman''s last series, but he hasn't been terrible. Yeah, he was dropped after Head did well, then when brought back in last minute, he stepped up. That shows his class and shows that he has not been crap.
Again, Green is brought in as a specialist all rounder and has not done that job. He is not untouchable, if he is nursing an injury, then he should be rested. Can't have 1 rule for 1, and not for the other.
You keep talking about fielding like it's some amazing thing that Green does. Ussie is a slips fielder and in close. He is barely a liability as he has made no glaring mistakes or problems. He's been ever reliable in that spot over the years. We are not arguing about the future, we are talking about now. We all agree that Green is the future, but arguing that in the last test of the series is pointless. We should be arguing on current form, and on current form, Green has not earned his spot in the side.
Take him out of the dead rubber. Get him back in the recovery room to recover properly and get him primed for the next series.
Agree on his future and fair points on the rest, such as CA treating him with kid gloves. And no doubt a full season back in shield would do his career a world of good by returning his confidence as he has an imposing shield record. But will Beau Webster do a better job, given he has a rather ordinary first class career outside of the past two yrs. Put simply he is not seen as having the same natural ability and ceiling as Green and reckon DC acknowledges that as well despite he being an avid Tas cricket fan..
We won't know if Webster will do a better job until give a proper chance.
No he hadnt, was dropped remember but Smith pulled out so was reinstated. Up till then Ussie had not scored all that many runs. He only came good in Adelaide due to the easy batting surface, which gave him the rest of the series. Announce that Sydney is your last Test Ussie and go out with distinction.
Yeah, dropped because of injury, then when called up at the last minute, he stepped up and performed. That shows his class. I hope he retired before this series so that the Heat could have him. Australian Cricket has never fully appreciated Ussie. They always treated him with disdain, even the fans. The man has had to go above and beyond to prove his worth, and yet this is still how he gets treated. If Adelaide was such a great batting pitch, why did every other top 5 batsmen fail in the first innings? Especially the untouchable Cam Green (2nd ball duck). Ussie was also 2nd highest of the top 5 in the 2nd innings. Green got (7)
He was given one over in Melbourne, still took a wicket. Without checking, betting he has not bowled more than 10 overs in the other matches. It is far harder to penetrate a defense with the very old softer ball.
He is an all-rounder, why has he not bowled more? Why are we throwing the ball to Head and Marnus to make up overs? If the all-rounder can't ball more than 10 overs, then what is the point? The all-rounder is supposed to work with the softer ball. They know they are not getting the new ball, so if he can't do anything with a soft ball, then what's the point? Every team has to bowl with a softer ball, so why is Green excused?
Too many excuses for a player who at 26 is too inconsistent.
