Cameron Green Hits Century as Australia Struggle Against Bangladesh
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Cameron Green played a big innings for Australia. He is a cricket player from Australia. Australia played a match against Bangladesh. Green scored a century. A century means 100 runs or more. No other Australian batter scored even 50 runs. Green's century was very important for his career. It helped him stay in the team.
Australia did not play well in this match. Their batting was weak. Their bowling was also weak. Their fielding had problems too. Bangladesh played well against Australia. This was surprising for many cricket fans. Australia is normally a strong cricket team.
Former player Ricky Ponting liked how a Bangladesh batter named Tanzid played. Ponting said good things about him. People are now asking questions about the Australian team. Why did they play so badly? Fans want to know what is happening with the team.
Vocabulary6 words
- innings
- the time when one team bats in cricket
- century
- 100 runs scored by one player
- career
- a person's job over many years
- batting
- hitting the ball in cricket
- bowling
- throwing the ball to the batter in cricket
- fielding
- catching or stopping the ball in cricket
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cameron Green 2. None 3. False
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Cameron Green played a big _____ for Australia. He is a cricket player from Australia. Australia played a match against _____. Green scored a _____. A century means 100 runs or more. No other Australian batter scored even 50 runs. Green's century was very important for his _____.
Australia did not play well in this match. Their _____ was weak. Their _____ was also weak. Their _____ had problems too. Bangladesh played well against Australia.
Former player Ricky _____ liked how a Bangladesh batter named _____ played. Fans want to know what is happening with the team.