Aussie coach McDonald hints at Boland's inclusion in 4th Test, confirms Konstas debut
The Statesman Siliguri|December 25, 2024
Ahead of the fourth Test against India at Melbourne, which will be a Boxing Day Test match, Australian head coach Andrew McDonald hinted at the inclusion of pacer Scott Boland in the playing eleven, saying that he does not think that the team is going to the field for a Boxing Day without him.
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He also confirmed that young batting sensation Sam Konstas will make his Test debut in the upcoming fourth Test.

With the series level at 1-1 and the frontline pacer Josh Hazlewood out due to injury for Australia, Boland's sharp line and length, on-point deliveries will become even more important in determining Australia's ICC World Test Championship final chances.

He has played 11 Tests, picking 40 wickets at an average of 20.42, with best figures of 6/7, which came during his debut Test match at MCG back in 2021 against England.

In his another Boxing Day Test appearance against South Africa back in 2022, he took three wickets in two innings.

Boland is absolutely lethal in Australia, having taken 33 scalps in seven games at an average of 13.54. He featured in the pink-ball Test at Adelaide during this series, taking five scalps across both innings, including wickets of Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

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