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Scott Boland is an Australian right-arm fast-medium bowler who plays for Victoria and the Melbourne Stars. Cricket Australia named him Sheffield Shield Player of the Year in March 2019. Boland is one of a small number of Indigenous Australians to have played international cricket and, after Jason Gillespie, the second Aboriginal man to play Test cricket for Australia. In July 2025 he became the first Indigenous Australian to take a Test hat-trick. He was part of the side that won the 2023 World Test Championship final.
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Darwin, 12 August 2026: Australia and Bangladesh renew a rare Test rivalry Thursday when the first match of a two-Test series begins in Darwin, 23 years after the teams first met in the format in the same city. Australia captain Pat Cummins confirmed his XI on Wednesday, with Jake Weatherald set to open alongside Travis …
WebDesk · 12 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Darwin, 11 August 2026: Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed hopes his side can make history memorable when Test cricket returns to Darwin after a 23-year absence, with Bangladesh preparing to face Australia in the opening Test beginning Aug. 13. For Taskin, the occasion carries significance beyond the challenge of taking on one of world cricket’s …
WebDesk · 11 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Melbourne, 21 July 2026: Cricket Australia has announced a 13-player squad for the upcoming NRMA Insurance Test Series against Bangladesh, with the two-match series to be played in Darwin and Mackay as part of the ICC World Test Championship. The opening Test will be played in Darwin from Aug. 13-17, before the second Test takes …
WebDesk · 21 July 2026 · 2 min read
Sydney, 4 January 2026: Joe Root and Harry Brook batted England into a strong position on the opening day of the fifth Ashes Test after early wickets fell against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. Root was unbeaten on 72 and Brook on 78 as England reached 211 for 3 at stumps on …
WebDesk · 4 Jan 2026 · 2 min read
Melbourne, 27 December 2025: England produced a stunning two-day victory in the fourth Ashes Test, defeating Australia by four wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday as fast bowler Josh Tongue starred in a low-scoring contest dominated by pace and seam movement. Tongue claimed match figures of 7 for 89, including a five-wicket haul …
WebDesk · 27 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
Adelaide, 21 December 2025: Australia defeated England by 82 runs on the fifth day of the third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval on Sunday to secure an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Chasing 435 for victory, England were dismissed for 352, extending their winless streak in Australia to 18 matches and confirming yet …
WebDesk · 21 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
Adelaide, 18 December 2025: Alex Carey’s fighting century and disciplined bowling led by Pat Cummins put Australia firmly on top at the close of the second day of the third Ashes Test on Thursday, with England stumbling to 213 for eight in reply to Australia’s first-innings 371 at Adelaide Oval. England trail by 158 runs …
WebDesk · 18 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
Adelaide, 16 December 2025: Travis Head will remain at the top of Australia’s batting order for the third Ashes Test after selectors recalled captain Pat Cummins and frontline spinner Nathan Lyon, while insisting Usman Khawaja’s international career is not over despite his omission. Cummins and Lyon return for Australia’s bid to clinch the Ashes at …
WebDesk · 16 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
Brisbane, 9 December 2025: Australia captain Pat Cummins is set to return for his first Test in nearly five months, but fellow fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes after another injury setback. Coach Andrew McDonald said Tuesday that Hazlewood, who first injured his hamstring during a Sheffield …
WebDesk · 9 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
Brisbane, 28 November 2025: Australia will again be without captain Pat Cummins for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane as he continues to recover from a back injury. Cummins, 32, has not played since July and missed Australia’s stunning victory over England in the series opener in Perth. He bowled in the nets in Perth …
WebDesk · 28 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Brisbane, 27 November 2025: England have scheduled additional training sessions in Brisbane after being thrashed inside two days in the first Ashes Test in Perth. The tourists, beaten twice in 67.3 overs in their heaviest Ashes collapse since 1904, will now spend five days preparing for next Thursday’s day-night Test at the Gabba. The extended …
WebDesk · 27 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Perth, 15 November 2025: Australia’s injury troubles deepened ahead of the Ashes opener when fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was ruled out Saturday with a hamstring strain, further depleting an attack already missing captain Pat Cummins. Hazlewood had been cleared initially after feeling hamstring tightness while playing for New South Wales on Wednesday, but repeat scans …
WebDesk · 15 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Sydney, 6 November 2025: Australia captain Pat Cummins remains on target to return for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, though he admits it will be difficult to play through the rest of the series without a break. Cummins, recovering from a back injury that has kept him out since July, has advanced to bowling …
WebDesk · 6 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Gold Coast, 5 November 2025: Australia chairman of selectors George Bailey announced a 15-member squad on Wednesday for the first Ashes Test against England, confirming Steve Smith will captain the side in the absence of injured regular skipper Pat Cummins. The opening match of the five-Test series begins November 21 in Perth. Cummins, who continues …
WebDesk · 5 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Perth, 27 October 2025: Australia captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the first Ashes Test in Perth, with Steve Smith set to lead the side in his absence. Cummins, 32, has been recovering from a back injury that flared up earlier this year. He said earlier this month he was “less than likely” …
WebDesk · 27 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Melbourne, 21 October 2025: Scott Boland may be called on to bowl in all five Ashes Tests this summer, a challenge that will test both his endurance and resolve. But even before the first ball is bowled, the fast bowler is already handling the heat off the field. The Gulidjan man was in Melbourne on …
WebDesk · 21 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
London, 15 October 2025: Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad believes Australia are heading into this winter’s Ashes with their weakest team since 2010. Broad made the remarks in response to former Australia opener David Warner’s prediction that England would lose the series 4-0. “It’s very, very difficult to win in Australia as an England …
WebDesk · 15 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Sydney, 13 October 2025: Australia captain Pat Cummins says he is “less likely than likely” to be fit for next month’s Ashes opener in Perth as he continues his recovery from a lumbar back stress injury. Cummins, 32, resumed running last week and expects to begin bowling drills next week but admitted he remains “a …
WebDesk · 13 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Melbourne, 13 October 2025: Courtesy: Sydney Morning Herald Pat Cummins’ back injury has raised the prospect of Australia turning to new or less experienced fast bowlers this summer. Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland are expected to lead the attack in the opening Ashes Test on November 21 in Perth, fitness permitting. But with …
WebDesk · 13 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Melbourne, 10 October 2025: Australia coach Andrew McDonald says Pat Cummins is “running out of time” to be fit for the first Ashes Test in Perth but remains optimistic the captain will feature at some stage during the series. A final decision on Cummins’ availability is expected next Friday as he continues his recovery from …
WebDesk · 10 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
London, 9 October 2025: Former England Test captain Michael Vaughan in his column for The Telegraph said: With the news of Pat Cummins’ injury sinking in, a few people will already be tipping England as favorites for the Ashes this winter. I wouldn’t argue with that, but I’d also say, proceed with caution. This …
WebDesk · 9 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Sydney, 9 October 2025: Mitchell Starc says Australia captain Pat Cummins remains upbeat despite uncertainty surrounding his Ashes campaign and believes the fast bowler won’t need much preparation before returning to play. Cummins’ hopes of featuring in the opening Ashes Test appear over, with reports Wednesday confirming his back injury has not improved enough. There …
WebDesk · 9 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Brisbane, 8 October 2025: Australia captain Pat Cummins is set to miss the opening Ashes Test in Perth and could be sidelined for the entire series after scans showed his back stress injury had not fully healed, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Cummins, 32, underwent scans last week to assess his recovery ahead of …
WebDesk · 8 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Sydney, 10 September 2025: Pat Cummins insists Australia’s fast-bowling stocks remain strong despite his own injury setback and a string of concerns around pace depth ahead of the Ashes. The Test captain has been managing lingering back soreness since Australia’s Test series win in the West Indies two months ago. Scans revealed lumbar bone stress, …
WebDesk · 10 Sept 2025 · 2 min read
