Green: I'll poke the bear every now and then...

Chris Green has signed the longest deal in BBL history to stay at the Sydney Thunder – but has still not given up on his ultimate dream.

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“Change is often a good thing, and it’s going to be something that is going to be different," says Freen.

"For me personally, I lose two of my closest friends at the Thunder in Shane Watson and Fawad Ahmed, who I don’t really need to talk about the wealth of experience, and the potential they add to a team.

"But I really think this year in our discussions already we’ve got a lot of balance and a lot of options within the group."

The addition of Chris Morris and Alex Hales along with Chris Tremain and Alex Ross moving to the Thunder motivates Green.

“We’ve got an exciting group that have joined the squad this year that will take time to grow and find their feet in the competition," he says,

"I think that’s really exciting because they can go out there and play fearless cricket with no expectations.”

Despite results not being desirable, Green was keen to stress how positive the squad remains.

The team joker came from an unlikely source last season: “That was Joe Root. At the start, he was very cheeky, but he was great to have around the group as England captain.”

With Root not returning, due to his international commitments, there is a gap to fill but Green is not a candidate.

“I’m too safe to be it," he says. "I’ll poke fun at the bear every now and again, but probably the way things are shaping up, we could see more [Usman] Khawaja, and he’s a great player to have in the dressing room.”

Finally, Green talked about his goals. The spinner is not content to be known as a white ball/franchise cricket specialist but still harbours hope to represent Australia.

With the T20 World Cup less than a year away, on home soil, Green may still force his way into contention.

He adds: “My absolute dream is to play cricket for Australia.

"Along with any kid who plays cricket in the backyard who picks up a cricket bat and wants to play cricket, dreams of representing their country and that’s still my absolute dream.

“I’m fortunate to be doing what I’m doing and travelling the world and playing the game that I love. But that dream and aspiration of representing Australia on the big stage would be amazing.”