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“Steve’s motivated and energised and keen to do it. It’s a challenge for him, it’s something ... he thinks he can do. It’s an itch he’d like to scratch and ultimately for us, as a team, it’s something that fits.”

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The highly-rated Green has been sidelined recently by a resurgent Mitchell Marsh, who has assumed the all-rounder role. Shifting Smith up the order, rather than opting for a specialist opener, allowed selectors to bring Green back primarily as a batsman.

“The way the rest of that batting order is functioning left us feeling like we have someone who we think is pretty talented, who potentially was going to find it hard to get any Test cricket in the next period,” Bailey said of Green. 

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