New Delhi, Feb 13, Australia pacer Scott Boland believes that his performance has convinced Australia's selectors to retain him for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Delhi despite the expected return of Mitchell Starc following a finger injury.<\/p>
Australia slumped to an embarrassing loss by an inning and 132 runs inside three days in Nagpur Test where Boland, despite going wicketless, was tidy with 0-34 from 17 overs as Australia. <\/p>
Boland was not initially set to play in thru the first Test, but Josh Hazlewood's Achilles injury has opened the door for the speedster.<\/p>
Starc missed the series opener with a finger injury and is set to be Australia's second fast bowler in Delhi. The selectors may consider going with three frontline spinners, should all-rounder Cameron Green, who is also recovering from a finger injury, return to the side.<\/p>
\"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 \u2026 hopefully I made the selectors' job a little bit tougher than what it originally was,\" Boland said.<\/p>
\"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,\" he added.<\/p>
The second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will commence at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on February 17. <\/p>
\"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,\" he added.<\/p>