Melbourne hero Boland resigns to make way for Josh

A sensational six-wicket innings haul on debut may not be enough to keep paceman Scott Boland in the Australian team, with regular seamer Josh Hazlewood set to return from a side strain for the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney next week. Boland, who was plucked from obscurity by selectors on Christmas Eve, was Man of the Match in the third Test in Melbourne after finishing with astonishing figures of 6-7 from four overs as England capitulated for 68 in the second innings.

“I understand how selection works. I’m 32 so I’ve been around the block in terms of what happens with those things,” he told host broadcaster Seven Network. “When you’ve got a guy like Josh Hazlewood coming back in, I don’t think I’m going to be standing in his way. He’ll be coming straight back in.”