Australia Vs India Series: Pat Cummins 'Drawing On' Cameron Green, Mitchell Marsh In Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Australia Test captain Pat Cummins expects greater workload with the ball for all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh against India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy this summer. (More Cricket News)

Cummins wants both the al𒊎l-rounders to share the workload with the team's frontline pace attack in the gruelling five-Test series starting November.

"It's been huge (having the all-rounders). In some ways we haven't had to use them as much as we thought we would. Which is a great thing. The last couple of summers have been pretty light (with) quick Test matches," Cummins said at the launch of Play Cricket week.

"I suspect this summer might be a bit different at time. We'll be𒈔 drawinꦜg on Cam Green and Mitch Marsh a bit more.

"Even someone like Cam basicalꦗly started in Shield cricket as a bowler but hasn't had to bowl heaps in Test matches. Now he is a few years older, I think we will be leaning on him a bit more," he added.

The 25-year-old Green ha𒊎s bagged 35 wickets at 💛35.31 in 28 Tests so far in his career.

"The first point is they (💯Green and Marsh) both ab❀solutely make the top six on their batting alone which is a luxury," Cummins said.

"We're really lucky that Nathan Lyon bowls plenty of oꦅvers, so you don't necessarily have to have an all-rounder, but it makes a big difference to have that fifth bowling option.

"And with someone like Cam and Mitch we have six bowling options. It's a really nice thing to have. Top sꦍix should always make the team on their batting."

Cummins' bowling colleagues have been vocal about how having a bowling captain has benefitedꦫ the team in managing the workload.

"It's n🌱ice of them to say that, they'd never say it to my face," Cummins said.

"When I'm at the top of their mark asking them to do something, they know I'm also doing it down the other end and wouldn't ask for something I can't do myself. Maybe there's a bit of buiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚlt-up trust over the last decade or so."