Cameron Green

Eyebrows were raised over Mitchell Marsh’s selection for the Ashes. The 31-year-old all-rounder has not played Test cricket for four years and was only selected as a backup for Cameron Green, who missed the Headingley Test due to hamstring injury and Mitchell Marsh grabbed the opportunity with both hands. He had only four first-class matches in four years, but in the last one in March in Perth he scored an unbeaten 108. Mitchell Marsh on Thursday celebrated his test comeback by smashing a

Australia hope Cameron Green's strong Indian Premier League form will help, not hinder, the young allrounder's preparation for his maiden Test tour of the United Kingdom. After a four-day acclimatisation stint in Formby near Liverpool, the Aussies' held their first major training session in Beckenham on Thursday ahead of their World Test Championship final and Ashes series tilts. It was the first time their full 17-man squad had assembled, with auxiliary pacemen Michael Neser and Sean Abbott also linking up with the group