Australian quick bowler Scott Boland says he was proud of how he bowled in Nagpur however is conscious he might lose his spot forward of a second Test choice shake-up.
Boland was tidy with 0-34 from 17 overs as Australia slumped to an embarrassing innings loss, and mentioned he was having fun with the problem of bowling in several circumstances after enjoying his first abroad Test.
But he acknowledged he might once more be squeezed out as Mitchell Starc makes an attempt to show his health and Queensland spinner Matt Kuhnemann is flown in to hitch the Australian squad in Delhi.
Starc would nearly definitely play on Friday if handed match from his severe finger damage. If all-rounder Cameron Green returns to the aspect, the selectors might contemplate including Kuhnemann as a 3rd frontline spinner at Boland’s expense.
“I felt like I contributed to our game plan and had a pretty good spell in conjunction with Toddy (Murphy) a couple of times, so I’m pretty happy with how they came out,” Boland mentioned.
“I felt like I bowled well, but when you’re bringing in someone like Mitchell Starc, who’s a gun in these conditions and bowled really well in Sri Lanka and Pakistan … hopefully I made the selectors’ job a little bit tougher than what it originally was.”
The 33-year-old mentioned he was relishing the problem of adapting his recreation to Indian circumstances, and added he can be shocked if the Australians encountered a wicket with any vital variations from Nagpur.
“I assume all the wickets are going to be pretty similar; I’m not sure they’re going to give us any pace through the middle of the wicket,” Boland mentioned.
“If you look from their point of view, their spin dominated, they played our spinners pretty well, so I reckon they’re going to be looking for the same kind of wicket.
“As a fast bowler you just want one thing of pace, seam, swing and there’s not really any of them.”
Boland mentioned the Australian bowling group had resolved to point out extra grit and attempt to frustrate India’s bowlers after the 4 tailenders managed solely 18 runs between them at a mean of two.57 in Nagpur.
“I think all the bowlers, we love batting and as a bowler, when you’re bowling to the lower order and can’t get them out, it gets frustrating,” he mentioned.
“Our job going forward is to hopefully put in some partnerships with the batters if there is a batter still in and try to keep them in for a bit longer.”
Originally revealed as Scott Boland decided to maintain contributing amid choice squeeze
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
