How Scott Boland and Travis Head spotlight the Pat Cummins era
Australia continue to go from strength to strength under Pat Cummins ©Getty It just had to be Scott Boland. You just knew it would be Scott Boland. It always is Scott Boland. That's been the constant narrative after all for a major part of the last 18 months for Australia as they marched towards the World Test Championship Final. A Scott Boland spell that sets the tone for the match. A Scott Boland spell that changes the course of a match. A Scott Boland spell that wins Australia the match. And so it was on the crucial fifth morning of the World Test Championship Final at The Oval. If you ever wanted to see a masterclass on how to set up a world-class batter, this was it. Virat Kohli had looked impregnable while batting the previous evening. He'd then walked out to bat with the same intensity and assuredness while looking in ominous touch with India holding hopes of a miraculous run-chase . In Kohli they believed. But all Boland needed were 12 deliveries at the ...