World Test Championship Final: WA’s Cameron Green all but seals spot with second County ton

Western Australia’s Cam Green has revealed vocal home support spurred him to his second County century in a knock that all but seals his place in Australia’s World Test Championship final XI.

The all-rounder’s unbeaten 102 at Bristol came at the perfect time, arresting a run of four straight single-figure scores since hitting 112 on debut for Gloucestershire last month.

In his fourth match since spinal fusion surgery, the towering all-rounder played with plenty of confidence, his trademark driving putting Kent’s bowlers to the sword for the second time in as many meetings.

With the WTC final just weeks away, starting on June 11 against South Africa at Lord’s, selectors now have the evidence needed to back the towering Perth product to return to the international arena for the first time since September 2024 as a specialist batter.

Green, who reached his century with a classy pull shot to the fence, revealed he was extra hungry to make the runs in front of the Gloucestershire faithful after they embraced the Australian’s arrival, via mystery donor, for five matches.

“I definitely wanted a good score in front of the fans,” he said.

“They’ve come out in force in the two games I’ve been here, and I’ve never really experienced chanting in my name before, so that was awesome to experience.

“It’s funny what happens. We played a couple of shots, and the crowd got up and about. It sort of felt like we were really on top of them.

“I feel sorry in a way, as it happens to be the same opposition, but you take them when they come.”

Green’s century turns up the heat on incumbent Australian No.3 Marnus Labuschagne, whose first knock for County club Glamorgan ended in a disastrous six-ball globe, dismissed by fellow Australian Harry Conway.

It is believed Green would slot into the Test side at four, meaning Steve Smith would likely need to move to first drop, leaving Labuschagne battling teen sensation Sam Konstas for the opening position.

Green will also have the chance to launch into a monster hundred, sitting not out at stumps on the second day as Gloucestershire respond to Kent’s first innings total of 424.