Australia created history at Warner Park, St. Kitts as they completed a 5-0 whitewash of the West Indies becoming the first full member nation to achieve the feat. While there have been lots of positives for Australia in this series as a build-up to ICC T20 World Cup 2026, one big positive will be the surreal consistency of Cameron Green. Cameron Green, who cannot bowl at this stage played as a pure batter and stepped up to the plate nicely.
Cameron Green who was given the role of batting at Number 4 stepped up to the plate more often than not in the 5-match series and played some important knocks that aided Australia. He is ideally suited to the number he has been given and can be Australia’s solution to playing middle overs and playing spin. He is a tall lad and can use that to his advantage.
Cameron Green’s Stellar Performances In the Series
After a decent outing in the Pink Ball Test, all eyes were on Cameron Green and his performance for his side when the T20I series kicked off in Jamaica. Cameron Green was up to the challenge and knew that he had to perform with the bat as he could not bowl at this stage. And the Number 4 player stepped up in grand fashion. He played the anchor role initially before switching gears and scored 51 off 26 balls and built a solid stand with Mitchell Owen who was making his debut.
Both Green and Owen made sure that Australia get over the line with Owen getting Player of the Match but one mustn’t forget Green’s contribution of weathering the storm beautifully. Green followed that up with an unbeaten 56 off 32 balls as he guided another successful chase for the Australians. With Green holding one end up, others played around him and the right-hander made sure that Australia did not miss Travis Head in the line-up.
Green missed out in the third game scoring only 11 off 14 balls despite that Australia won due to Tim David masterclass. But Green was back to what he does best in the fourth game as he anchored a tricky chase and situation and scored an unbeaten 55 off 35 balls. There were other contributions in the match with Maxwell scoring 47 off 18 balls and others playing well. But when Australia lost a flurry of wickets, it was Green who kept his calm and got his side over the line.
In the final game of the series, Australia produced an all-round batting display to win the game and chase down 171. There were a lot of 30s and Cameron Green also did his bit scoring 32 off 18 balls, while he did not stay there till the end, but his innings went a long way in Australia winning the game and whitewashing West Indies 5-0. He was rightly awarded the Player of the Series.
Cameron Green: The solution to Australia’s Middle Order Woes?
After a stellar series in the West Indies, Cameron Green will be looking to do well in the white-ball series against South Africa at home. Looking at the bigger picture, Green could be the solution to Australia’s middle order and middle overs problems in the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Indian sub-continent. Green is a tall lad and can play spin really well and that will be the key in India and Sri Lanka.
He has become consistent as he has gone along and would like to be that. He might be able to bowl come the big event because he is supposed to start bowling just sometime before the Ashes. But he is doing his case no harm as a pure batter at this stage. With Glenn Maxwell’s unpredictability and Travis Head expected to occupy the top spot, Green will be tasked to bat at 4 and control the middle overs which he did with flying colours albeit conditions helped the batters a lot here.
Green will be tested in more challenging bowler-friendly conditions in future, but it seems he has the temperament to succeed under the circumstances and could be the solution to Australia’s many problems that they faced in the last two T20 World Cups. The middle order was a concern in 2024 and Green could be the solution to many problems that have haunted Australian cricket.
What Lies Ahead
After a stellar series in the Caribbean, Australia will head home and host South Africa in white ball games in August. The main team of South Africa will be playing there. While for the West Indies, they have little time to rest as they will host Pakistan in 6 white ball games starting from August 1st IST. The T20I leg is first from Florida all 3 matches and then the ODIs follow later.
So, a lot to look forward to for both teams as preparation for the T20 World Cup 2026 and to a degree ODI World Cup 2027 begins in full swing from here. Both West Indies and Australia would like to get wins with Australia hoping to continue winning and West Indies looking to come back to winning ways against Pakistan. So, a lot to look forward to for all of us going forward.
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