Cricket news: Cameron Green spits the dummy over one question, Sheffield Shield

Cameron Green wasn’t in the mood to be asked about his patchy form throughout the Australian summer.

The towering all-rounder has returned to the Sheffield Shield following the Ashes series which Australia won 4-1.

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He played a key role for Western Australia in helping them secure a draw against New South Wales on the final day of play on Tuesday.

But it was following the third day of play when the 26-year-old caused a stir outside of the dressing room.

After coming off a century in WA’s first innings, Green was set to front the media before changing plans at the last minute.

Instead of chatting to the press pack, The Sydney Morning Herald’s chief sports writer Tom Decent was given the green light but with the caveat of only talking about the ongoing Shield match.

After a soft ball opening question about how being back in the runs felt, it was the follow up regarding his recent batting struggles that ruffled Green’s feathers and ultimately saw the interview come to a screeching halt.

Decent alleged that Green stormed off “in a huff”, muttered “waste of time” and asked the journalist “why are you out to get me?” after the interview wrapped up in only 20 seconds.

WA coach Beau Casson, who reportedly came over to apologise after Green had walked off, said the incident wasn’t as bad as it had been made out to be.

“I think the question, from Cameron’s point of view, was not quite where it needed to be and he wanted to talk about the day’s play,” Casson told SEN’s Tom Morris and Bharat Sundaresan on The New Ball.

“It didn’t play out that way and it’s probably a storm in a teacup.

“I’m sure he’ll have plenty more media interviews, Cameron, to be able to discuss where he’s at.

“I’m sure we’ll be able to put that to bed and we’ll be able to discuss more things moving forward.”

Earlier in the interview, Casson stressed that the animosity levels were not overly high and that the depiction of the situation does not match Green’s character.

“I wouldn’t say a confrontation,” he said. “I think just misunderstood with the question asked.

“We were incredibly happy to have Cameron back. Great to see him get so many balls (faced) under his belt. I know he’s had a thirst to do that - to be able to make the hundred and spend a lot of time out in the middle.

“It’s been a challenge for him over the last little period.

“But it’s important for people to know, he’s got a wonderful personality and he’s a lovely, soft man.

“I’m looking forward to allowing that to come to the fore in the future.

“Yeah, I wouldn’t say it was a confrontation, but it was nice to get an understanding of where things laid and what happened.”

Green batted in every position from No. 5 to No. 8 in Australia’s middle order during the Ashes and struggled to find the right answer — scoring 171 runs at 24.42 across the five Tests.

He then followed it up with a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign - scoring 24 runs at 8 - as Australia failed to advance from the group stages following losses to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

He also found himself in the spotlight ahead of the tournament during Australia’s T20 clash against Pakistan as he performed a “chucking” gesture after he was dismissed by Usman Tariq.

After sparking fierce backlash, Green apologised to the Pakistan star with Tariq posting on Instagram “apology accepted”.

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