Cameron Green fell agonisingly short of a double century but showed why he's firmly in the national selection frame - with or without the ball - during Western Australia's Sheffield Shield match against NSW.
Green's (197) epic innings was brought to an end when trapped in front by Sean Abbott as WA were all out for 534 shortly before lunch on the final day.
NSW were 1-5 in response after their first innings of 6(dec)-443, Daniel Hughes (2) caught by Cameron Bancroft at third slip from the bowling of Cameron Gannon.
While the match at Adelaide's Gladys Elphick Park looks to be petering out to a draw, there's plenty of interest in Green's exploits.
Earmarked as a future Australian star, allrounder Green didn't bowl for much of 2019/20 and has yet to pick up the ball in a match this season because of stress fractures in his back.
While there are suggestions the 21-year-old - who averages 21.53 with the ball - will resume bowling next month, he's mounting a solid case for national consideration as a batsman alone.
Alongside his 438-ball innings against NSW, Green scored 699 runs at 63.54 during the last Sheffield Shield season.
Abbott was the standout bowler for NSW with 6-89 while Test spinner Nathan Lyon (2-141) got a long, if not always fruitful, 47-over workout in his first match in seven months.
