Well set and building a strong partnership with Smith, Green was outfoxed by Brydon Carse, who delivered a pinpoint yorker that crashed into the stumps as Green moved towards the leg side.
“It looks quite bad when you get out. You walk off a little bit embarrassed. But I think they’re really great learnings for future games,” Green admitted.
Prior to the dismissal, Green had been facing a barrage of bouncers and was repeatedly backing away to create room. However, Carse’s bluff with the yorker proved decisive, as Green was almost off the pitch when the stumps lit up after he failed to reach the ball.
“I think we were 30 or 40 runs behind, was the extra runs pretty crucial at night? Maybe, maybe not. All those things that you kind of weigh up during an innings to work out what the best thing is for the team,” he said.
“It’s a really good plan on [Carse’s] end. I think the way that we were going, that’s the best way that I saw it. It’s always not going to pay off. There’ll be different ways I go about it, depending on how the game situation.”