Australia women's team captain Alyssa Healy has a bat on Sydney Harbour in Sydney (right) as Australia man's captain Pat Cummins looks on. The photo was taken at a programme on Monday — Internet Australia captain Pat Cummins said he expects to lean a bit more heavily on all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh with the ball during the five-Test series against India at the end of the year, reports Reuters.
Australia are looking to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar trophy from the visitors when the series begins on November 22 in Perth, with further tests in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne before the teams head to Sydney for the final match from January 03.
With five Tests to be played in just over six weeks, both sides are expected to be stretched to the limit and Cummins is backing Green and Marsh to play a bigger role with the ball. "The last couple of summers have been pretty light, quick Test matches," Cummins told reporters in Sydney on Monday.
"I suspect this summer might be a bit different at times. We'll be drawing on Cam Green and Mitch Marsh a bit more. "Even someone like Cam Green basically started in (Sheffield) Shield cricket as a bowler, but hasn't had to bowl heaps in Test matches.
"We're really lucky Nathan Lyon bowls plenty of overs, so you don't necessarily have to have an all-rounder.
"But it makes a big difference to have that fifth bowling option. We have six."
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