Adam Gilchrist has floated the prospect of Australia squeezing Cameron Green in at No.5 and moving Travis Head to No.6 for the Ashes amid concerns about the all-rounder’s ability to flourish at first drop.
The former Australian wicketkeeper’s comments came as Marnus Labuschagne declared he was happy to bat anywhere against England – if selected – but noted he has spent almost his entire Test career at No.3.
Gilchrist is reluctant to move Head up the order but isn’t convinced Green suits No.3 either. The Fox commentator said Green moving to No.5 might have merit given Head’s track record as a destructive middle-order player.
“It has been working really nicely with Head at five,” Gilchrist told this masthead. “It adds a certain amount of versatility to an approach to batting. I think that allows Travis to play uninhibited, whereas maybe going to three might stack a bit more responsibility, in theory, on his shoulders.
“I think Travis in that middle order somewhere is probably about right.
“I couldn’t see a huge difference between Travis batting at five or six – that’s pushing him down the order. But if that gets Green at five, Travis at six and Kez [Alex Carey] at seven [that is an option to consider].”
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