Former England star Kevin Pietersen has sparked a fresh Ashes debate by backing veteran Australian seamer Scott Boland to finish as the leading wicket-taker of the series. With Pat Cummins ruled out of the opening Test in Perth due to a back injury, Boland is expected to take the new ball when the Ashes begin […]

Australia have received a major blow ahead of the Ashes 2025-26 as captain Pat Cummins looks set to miss the opening Test in Perth. According to a report in The Age, Cummins has “no chance” of being fit for the series opener, and there is a growing possibility that he could miss the entire five-match […]

Well, the suspense is over! Australia has named their playing XI for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against South Africa, set to kick off tomorrow, June 11th, at the iconic Lord’s. Skipper Pat Cummins confirmed the anticipated changes, and the biggest headline is undoubtedly the omission of Scott Boland. At 36, Boland finds himself […]

Scott Boland is finally bowling pain-free—and right in time to stake his claim for a spot in Australia’s playing XI for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa at Lord’s, starting June 11. The 36-year-old right-arm pacer admitted this is the first time in 18 months that his body feels “really good,” offering […]

Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin named Aussie pacer Scott Boland as the key difference-maker in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy as well. Ashwin also felt without Boland’s inclusion, India would have won the series they eventually lost by a 1-3 margin as well. Notably, Boland didn’t play in Australia’s 295-run win in the series opener […]

Virat Kohli’s struggle with form continued as he was dismissed cheaply in India’s second innings of the final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The ace batter, once again, fell to an outside off-stump delivery from Scott Boland, poking at it and handing a simple catch to Steve Smith in […]

Rishabh Pant came out to bat at No. 5 for India in their second innings during the ongoing fifth Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. As soon as he faced his first ball from Scott Boland, the 27-year-old left-handed batter wasted no time and launched it for a massive six down the ground. […]

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s promising start in India’s second innings of the fifth Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground came to a disappointing end as he failed to capitalize on his early momentum. The young Indian opener had set the tone for his team with a blistering display of attacking cricket, taking on Mitchell Starc […]

Admiring an idol is one thing, but sometimes unfortunate dismissals can lead to uncomfortable comparisons. Such was the case for Nitish Kumar Reddy on Day 1 of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Sydney, where he was dismissed for a golden duck in a manner strikingly similar to Virat Kohli’s unfortunate […]

Virat Kohli walked in to bat at No. 4 for India in the fifth Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday (January 3), narrowly avoiding a golden duck. Facing Scott Boland, Kohli edged a delivery to first slip, where Steve Smith dived to his right to take the catch. However, the ball […]