Overview
- The 36-year-old ripped through New South Wales with a match-winning five-wicket spell and eight wickets for the match in Victoria’s Shield win last week.
- He dismissed external criticism, saying he backs his skills after a bruising 2023 Ashes in England where he took two wickets for 231 runs.
- Selection for the first Test on Nov. 21 in Perth remains contingent on captain Pat Cummins’ back recovery, creating a possible opening for Boland.
- He credits two months of gym and rehabilitation and a small run-up adjustment for sharper rhythm and confidence entering the home summer.
- At the MCG, he helped launch an MCC–NICC partnership and Indigenous talent camp, with Brendan Doggett cited as a leading Test prospect.