Australian Royal Challengers Bengaluru, left out of Tests for a few recent games because of an injury, had returned to the side. 114p5t
This will not be Scott’s last Test, but he has lots of them ahead of him, Cummins said. Don’t lose hope because you’re in your 30s. There are players that deserve to be in the team, and Scotty’s one of them. He missed out this time by unfortunate circumstances. We also know how good Hazlewood is.”
He tried to comfort Boland, “There is a lot of Test cricket coming up. Being in your 30s doesn’t mean one Test will define your career. With a strong squad of fast bowlers, we hope to extend many of their careers. It’s tough for Scotty this time, but there’s no rush; we have plenty of time still ahead.”
Boland had an impressive run lately, finishing just behind India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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During the team’s performances in Melbourne and Sydney, and with the series at 1-1 after the first three games, he was the linchpin. The rest of the team lineup was mostly what could be expected, with Marnus Labuschagne slated to open for the first time in Test cricket.
Australia’s playing XI for WTC Final: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
