Scott Boland takes four wickets in the final session of day two as bowlers continue to dominate the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
But Cricket Australia revealed on Tuesday that Boland, Travis Head, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will all be kept on ice and won't play for their respective BBL franchises. The news was particularly disappointing for fans of Boland after his incredible performances at the MCG and SCG to help Australia beat India 3-1.
Scott Boland's remarkable 6-45 spell led Australia to bowl out India for 157 on Day 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. India added only 16 runs in their second innings, setting a 162-run target. Boland and Pat Cummins took the final four wickets,
Australian pacer Scott Boland's ten-wicket haul in the SCG Test secured a series win over India and highlighted his remarkable Test average of 17.66, the best since World War I among bowlers with 50 wickets.
Rishabh Pant and Scott Boland were among the top performers for India and Australia in the fifth Test played in Sydney last week. Apart from them, South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma has also jumped three spots after his century in Cape Town against Pakistan.
After an endless bombardment of twists, highlights and high drama on day two in Sydney, all we know for sure is this incredible series between Australia and India will be decided in the next 24 hours.
India were bowled out for 185 in the first day of their fifth test against Australia, as Scott Boland took four wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
A relentless Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc sliced through an Indian batting line-up missing Rohit Sharma on Friday to put Australia in a commanding position after day one of the fifth and final Test.
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Australia lost Usman Khawaja for two on the last ball before stumps with Jasprit Bumrah doing the damage, leaving them at 9-1 with Sam Konstas on seven.
A leading cricket writer has predicted there won't be any room for Sam Konstas or Scott Boland in the Aussie XI for the first Test against Sri Lanka later this month. Australia will play Sri Lanka in Galle on January 29 and February 6, and the team will look a bit different to the one that took down India 3-1 at home.
India won the toss and chose to bat first in the decisive fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.