Cameron Green targets his maiden Test ton against Sri Lanka

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green aims to score his maiden Test century in the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting June 29 (Wednesday).

Green is currently in Sri Lanka preparing for the Test series. The tall all-rounder is set to retain his spot in the playing eleven for the first Test in Galle. In his short Test career, Green has played for Australia in 12 games. He has scored 619 runs at an impressive average of 36.41 with four fifty-plus scores to his name and a best of 84 against India. However, a century in the longest version of the game has eluded him in his career so far. 

On four occasions when he crossed the half-century mark, he looked set for a three-figure score, but it hasn't worked out for him in the end.

Green is keen to break the jinx and score his maiden Test hundred for Australia. However, Green agreed that it's a bit of an issue for him when it comes to converting good starts into big scores, and he tends to overthink when he is closing in on the three-figure mark.

"Unfortunately I keep having thoughts go through my head when I'm out in the middle. It's starting to become a bit of an issue now because it keeps popping in.

I think when any cricketer gets close to that 100 mark you obviously think about it plenty of times before that," Cameron Green told cricket.com.au.

In his first Ashes series at home against England, Green scored 228 runs courtesy of two half-centuries, whereas he also bagged 13 wickets with his right-arm medium-pace bowling. He has been in fine form since that series. The West Australian cricketer, who has breached the three-figure mark eight times in First-Class cricket, said that it's a mark he always wanted to achieve at the highest level.

"It's kind of a mark that I've always wanted to get to in my life and you kind of get close a few times. You just say, okay, I kind of want to get there really quickly. You don't know how to go about it, especially when you haven't done it before."

The 23-year-old reportedly has had weekly sessions with the West Coast Eagles' AFLW wellbeing manager- Jan Cooper, to work on his mindfulness techniques in Perth. Cooper suggested that Green meditate at night just before the game, and Green believes that her techniques and suggestions are helping him calm himself down.

"It's just been awesome talking about meditation or different ways to prepare for a game and kind of calm me down," said Green.

"I find it tricky at times, (meditation) is definitely a tough skill to get into. But then when you start to get into the groove, you actually really enjoy it. On the night (of a game) if you can't sleep or you have too many thoughts in your mind, even when you're next into bat, it's a good chance to do some breathing.

"There's a few different techniques that she's taught me so if I feel like I'm a bit overwhelmed, that's something I can do to calm myself down," added Green.

Green's seam bowling could be helpful to Australia's bowling attack as the visitors are expected to play two specialist spinners and just the two specialists fast bowlers for the upcoming Test series in Galle.

This means Green will have to play the role of the third seamer in the side. He's also expected to bat in the top six.