Cameron Green: Australia 'got out of jail' with Ashes-clinching drawn Test

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green acknowledged his broadside "got retired of jail" aft they clinched the Ashes pursuing a rain-hit 4th Test.

England had been successful a beardown presumption to triumph the 4th Test earlier the upwind scuppered their hopes.

"We decidedly got retired of jail. We didn't play our champion game," Green said.

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Green said it was a "weird feeling" to person secured the Ashes successful an bare crushed acknowledgment to the rain.

"The rainfall gods were successful our favour the past mates of days," helium told cricket.com.au.

"There's nary constituent denying it. Whilst we were down the game, and you ne'er cognize what would person happened, cricket is simply a comic game, but England dominated this one.

"It's a weird feeling astatine the moment. When we look backmost we'll beryllium arrogant of what we person done truthful far."

Green has scored 103 runs astatine 20.60 successful six innings with a apical people of 38 successful 3 matches successful this Ashes series. He has besides taken 5 wickets astatine 47 having bowled 45.4 overs astatine an system complaint of 5.14.

But with the chap all-rounder Mitch Marsh successful good signifier since his recall, and Australia considering spinner Todd Murphy for The Oval, Green could find his spot nether menace for the 5th Test.

Green added: "There was evidently immoderate tossing and turning betwixt maine oregon Todd for the 4th Test. There's ever a payment to having bully contention for places. We'll person to hold and spot what happens successful the adjacent game."