Melbourne, March 31 -- Australian head coach Andrew McDonald has backed all-rounder Cameron Green as a long-term option for the Aussies and opened up about the expectations fans have from all-rounders.

It has been a rough few months to be Cameron Green. Marked as one of Australia's premier all-rounders for the future, Green had a disappointing Ashes outing at home, scoring just 171 runs in eight innings at a sub-par average of 24.42 and taking four wickets at an average of over 70.

On the other hand, it was his like-to-like replacement, Beau Webster, who thrived with a measured 71* and three wickets in his only Ashes outing at Sydney. Green's T20 World Cup form, with just 24 runs in three innings and a wicket, has not helped the young a...