Australia's quest for a historic test series win on South African shores lies in the hands of Travis Michael Head.
A big 💯 will set Australia up to win the test match and series. He has done it in the past and more than capable of producing another gem for his team. 🙏 Let's hope he scores big tomorrow.
Australia's big wins chasing in the fourth innings have been 282 in Birmingham, and 281 in Christchurch. PitchViz for the fourth innings in those games was 4.7 and 4.3, pretty much where we are now. Australia have done this before.
Australian cricket has long set the benchmark for making bold selection calls, putting current form and team balance ahead of reputation.
Steve Waugh was dropped from the ODI side despite his stature. Brett Lee had to warm the bench on tours of Asia, with Michael Kasprowicz preferred ahead of him. Even the great Shane Warne wasn’t immune, famously being dropped for the Antigua Test against West Indies in 1999.
And yet, Scott Boland’s predicament is extraordinary. A bowler who has delivered almost every time he’s been called upon, but still struggles to find a regular place in the XI.
Sometimes, you wonder whether Boland was simply born in the wrong era. His misfortune isn’t a lack of excellence, but the abundance of it around him. In another generation, he might have been the spearhead of Australia’s attack.
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