Playing for Australia would be dream come true, says Chris Green

Playing for Australia would be dream come true, says Chris Green

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The off-spinner who plays for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League is hopeful of representing Australia soon, with the World T20 just a year away. He has impressed one and all with his exploits in the Caribbean Premier League for the Guyana Amazon Warriors by helping them reach the final.

Chris Green picked up 13 wickets in 11 games for the Guyana based franchise and helped them reach the final of the latest edition of the CPL. With impressive performances in the BBL earlier, Green is extremely positive about getting a chance to play for the Australian national team in the near future.

"Playing for Australia would be a dream come true – for me it would be the ultimate," Green told cricket.com.au

With experienced spinners like Agar, Zampa, Ashton Agar and Lyon ahead of him in the pecking order, he is aware of the fact that he will have to work very hard in order to stand a chance to get selected in the squad and eventually in the playing eleven.

"I know there's some really fierce competition in there. Ashton (Agar) and Adam Zampa have had a lot of success in that format, and Nathan (Lyon) now, to see the way he's bowling and getting opportunities in one-day cricket," he said.

"I know I have to try and put performances on the board. I'm hopeful I can continue to do so and showcase my points of difference by being able to bowl in the power play or be able to bowl at the back end," he further added.

The off-spinner realizes that in order to be successful as a bowler in T20 cricket, it is very important to have different variations up your sleeve to be one step ahead of the batsman. He has worked closely with the Guyana coach Johan Botha and also in the Bupa Training Academy in Brisbane to work on his variations. He has adapted to different roles for Sydney Thunder, from initially being a death bowler to someone who now bowls regularly in the powerplay overs.

"It's very subtle variations, using both sides of the wicket, using different release points, swinging the ball and trying to turn the ball the other way as well," Green said.

"I'm trying different types of deliveries but also not over-complicating it too much. Just having an arsenal I can utilise in different conditions or different stages of the game or to different batters," the 26-year-old added.

He further said that he was notified by the Australian Selectors that despite not having a state contract, he was on their radar due to next year's T20 World Cup in familiar Australian home conditions.

"It was really great to get that feedback from the Australian selectors, and reassurance they are watching while I'm abroad and that they are taking notice of these tournaments," he signed off.

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