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 all-rounders to share the workloa𝔍d with the tea♏m'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 be drawing on Cam Green and 📖Mitch Marsh a bit more.
"Even someone like Cam basically started in Shield cricket as a bowler but hasn't had to bowl heaps in Test matc♈hes. 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 has bagged 35 wick🧸ets at 35.31 in 28 Tests soꦉ far in his career.
"The first point♍ is they (Green and Marsh) both absolutely make 🔯the top six on their batting alone which is a luxury," Cummins said.
"We're really lucky that Nathan Lyon bowls plenty of overs, 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 six should🔯 always make the team on their batting."
Cummins' bowling colleagues have been voc෴al about how having a bowling captain has benefited the team in managing the workload.
"It's nice of them to s🎃ay that, they'd never say it to my face," Cummins said.
"When I'm at the top of their mark asking them to do somet🤡hing, 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 built-up trust over the last decade or so."
