“If I had some advice for him…” - Ricky Ponting offers a piece of advice to Cameron Green

Former Australia skipper and analyst Ricky Ponting has come up with his assessment on the star Australian all-rounder Cameron Green on where exactly he stands in his international career.

Notably, Green is having a poor Ashes 2025-26 campaign, scoring only 76 runs with the willow, while he picked up only two wickets with the ball in hand. Speaking exclusively to the ICC website, Ponting stated that it’s challenging to quantify Green’s overall impact in the longest format of the game.

"It's actually quite hard to get a gauge on him yet as an international player. He averages under 30 in Australia now. His career averages just over 30. He's made two Test match hundreds in 30-odd Test matches. He's had back surgery, and his bowling pace is probably not quite what it was 12 months ago," Ponting said as per the ICC website.

Green has played 35 Tests since his debut against India in Adelaide, accumulating 1641 runs at an average close to 33, while also picking up 37 wickets. Green made his maiden Test ton in Ahmedabad, scoring 114 against India, while his best effort followed a year later in March 2024, when he smashed an unbeaten 174* in Wellington.

"But there is a very complete package there if it all comes together. And we've seen him play some pretty remarkable innings. He made an incredible 100 in New Zealand last year. He's got 100 in India as well, albeit on a very, very flat pitch," he added.

"Apparently, he's a very deep thinker about his own game and likes to tinker with things a lot. But if I had some advice for him, it'd be just keep things as simple as you can, think about what you've done at domestic cricket and take your domestic game to the Test match and back it in for a while," Ponting concluded.

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