Melbourne [Australia], February 5: Due to Josh Hazlewood’s injury-plagued previous history, which has caused him to be in and out of the Test squad, former Australian cricketer Ian Healy selected pacer Scott Boland as the team’s third seamer. based on a SEN Australia study.

Healy’s topic was SEN. After Hazlewood missed three Test matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy because of side and calf ailments, Boland put on an outstanding display. His hard-to-handle, unrelenting line and lengths caused problems for Indian batsmen. Taking out top batsman Virat Kohli four times throughout the series was his high point. Throughout this series, he became the Indian team’s greatest nemesis. In three games, he claimed 21 wickets at an average of 13.19, with his best numbers being 6/45. In the fifth Test, he claimed 10 wickets. In the series, he took the third-most wickets.

The presence of the very skilled trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood has prevented Boland from making many international appearances after making his Test debut for Australia in 2021. He has claimed 56 wickets at an average of 17.66 with top stats of 6/7 in 13 Test matches. In addition, he has participated in 14 ODIs and three T20Is, taking 19 wickets overall. In 2016, Boland made his debut for his country against India.

Since Hazlewood is still unclear, Healy believes Boland has earned a spot as the Australians’ third pacer in the long format of the game, behind Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, both at home and in England.

“I have Scott Boland ahead of Josh Hazlewood after his performance against India, which was filling in for Josh Hazlewood,” Healy was reported as saying by SEN.

Josh’s problem is that you just cannot afford to miss as many games as he does. “He’s participated in 16 of the previous 34 Test matches,” he said.

Healy, however, believes Hazlewood is a better “all condition bowler” and wants to see him in the other two white-ball formats as well as in Test matches against nations other than Australia and England.

“They are both good, and I think Josh is a better bowler in all conditions,” Healy said.

“So, Scott Boland, you may play over him in certain situations. In Australia, for example, it might be bouncing and seaming, and England is similar.

“You might be horses for courses with Scotty Boland forever, and hope that Josh does stay on the field until he has to retire,” he said.

When Australia plays South Africa in the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord’s in June, the Boland vs. Hazlewood selection controversy may recur.