Scott Boland's opportunity arises as Josh Hazlewood's latest injury necessitates Australia's selection of a replacement for the Boxing Day Test. Boland's exceptional record at the Melbourne Cricket Ground makes him a prime candidate to capitalize on this chance.
Scott Boland 's good fortune – and it's likely to force Australia into a series-winning move they may not have otherwise dared to make. When Hazlewood is fit and available, his record demands selection. Even last week, when he was coming off an injury, selectors could not resist the temptation of picking a high-class paceman who is likely to become a future Hall of Famer of Australian cricket.
The Age But Hazlewood’s latest injury has spared a data-minded selection panel of having to make the agonising call between an all-time star who has the double whammy of becoming less effective later in series and would be playing at his least preferred venue in the country, over a less decorated though highly accomplished seamer who thrives at his home ground. Selectors will name a replacement in the squad for Hazlewood though any discussion as to who takes his position in the XI should not be long. Ordinarily, Hazlewood’s absence would be characterised as a blow for Australia but, in Boland, selection chair George Bailey has a ready-made replacement who in any other era would likely have played many more than 11 Tests. Boland loves the MCG as much as the locals love him. The Victorian became a cult hero three years ago whenHis Test record of 10 wickets at 13.8 in Melbourne is skewed by that memorable performance, though his overall stats at the MCG of 117 at 24 is reflective of a quick who is tailor-made to bowl at the venue. Hazlewood’s 16 victims at 39.62 from seven matches at the MCG is comfortably his worst at any Test ground in Australia. “I think he knows the conditions inside and out,” his state coach and former Test opener Chris Rogers said.“The interesting thing is knowing the length to keep the top of the stumps at play. It feels like it suits him. His natural length seems to be perfect to hit the top of off and that makes it really difficult for batters. They get caught on the crease, it’s hard to drive and play off the back foo
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