That’s all for today’s blog, so I’ll leave you with a close-of-play report from Ahmedabad. It won’t be easy, not on this pitch, Australia have given themselves a chance of a famous series draw.
Tomorrow is a big day; don’t be late.
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Cameron Green speaks
It probably [hasn’t sunk in] yet. You never know when it’s gonna happen, but I’m incredibly grateful that it did. Uzzy helped me so much out there; to bat with him was really special.
[Why is your record so good on the subcontinent?] It’s probably down to a lack of practice. A lot of junior cricketers in Australia get the chance to go on MRF tours down in Chennai, I went on two or three of those, and that gives you experience that you can’t gain in Australia. Apart from that, I’m not sure! I think we have a really good group of players in the changing room who share their knowledge of previous trips.
It’s a different way of batting. Over here it normally spins a lot, though this one isn’t spinning yet. I don’t make too many [technical] changes – maybe bat on leg stump over here, try to get your pad out of the way; little changes like that.
That’s the benefit of bowling second, you can try to pick things up from how the other team goes about it. It’s a very good wicket so you have to swallow your ego a bit; if you get hit for a couple of beautiful boundaries, so be it. I think it’ll be a holding role for me tomorrow, and let the spinners go to work.
