Fast bowler Scott Boland will replace injured Josh Hazlewood in Australia’s Playing Xl for the second test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Scott Boland will be playing his first match in almost 18 months has been confirmed and Pat Cummins said that Mitchell Marsh would be fit to bowl in the Adelaide day-night test.
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The Cricket Australia statement said that Hazlewood had a “low grade left side injury” and he would remain with the squad for a second test to work through his recovery.
This will be the first test that Hazlewood has missed since Headingley in last year Ashes which followed a period where he suffered a run of frustrating injuries including two side strains which he was also omitted due to conditions on various subcontinent tours.
Marsh meanwhile will remain in the side despite the all-rounder battling back stiffness that prevented him from bowling at full throttle during second innings of the Perth test.
“It’s pretty awesome for someone like Scotty to come straight in,” told Cummins.
Meanwhile India are yet to name their playing 11 for the second test of the Australia. The visitors has secured a stunning 295-runvictory in the first test and with the return of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will make changes in the playing 11.
Australia XI for second Test: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
