Christchurch [New Zealand], March 4 : Australian head coach Andrew McDonald said on Monday that all-rounder Cameron Green will be prioritising first-class matches for Western Australia over white-ball international cricket, to prepare well for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at home against India at year-end.

Green made a huge statement to seal the number four spot in Tests with a knock of 174* against New Zealand in the first Test at Wellington. But before this game, he played WA's Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania as he was rested during the T20I series against West Indies. Green slammed 103 runs in the match and went on to get what could be his breakthrough knock in Test cricket against the Trans-Tasman rivals.

Speaking to the reports on Monday, McDonald said that though Green has become an all-format player, his greatest challenge was to flip and adjust as per the needs of different formats. He said that while white-ball cricket is important, the next stress point for Green is the home series against India at year-end.

McDonald said that it is a big decision to leave out a player when they clearly fit the best playing eleven.

"He has become an all-three format player and we thought his greatest challenge was flipping between the formats," said McDonald as quoted by cricket.com.au.