In the 2021 Boxing Day Test, Boland picked a whirlwind 6-7 as Australia blew away England by an innings and 14 runs to win the match and retain the Ashes. \"It\u2019s funny. All I wanted to do from when I was growing up was play Test cricket, and then I was walking off at lunch, and I was like, \u2018Geez, I\u2019m glad it\u2019s done\u2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I thought it was going to be a bit of a slog that day. I still can\u2019t believe it, really. I only bowled 24 balls or something like that. I guess it was all those years I\u2019d put in playing for Victoria on wickets out there that weren\u2019t in my favour as much. It all sort of worked out on that one day,\" said Boland to The Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Boland comes into Australia\u2019s playing eleven after Josh Hazlewood suffered a series-ending calf injury. He previously played the Adelaide Test against India, where he picked five wickets as Australia won by ten wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I\u2019d love to play every game. But I\u2019m comfortable with my position in the squad. I know that in front of me are three of the best fast bowlers Australia\u2019s ever had. Test cricket is hard on your body. I feel like there\u2019s always going to be a bit of natural rotation through people picking up little niggles or just a bit sore from having bowled a lot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Last year was a bit of a one-off where those three guys got through seven Tests in a row unscathed. It shows how good they are. They were giving themselves extra days off by bowling teams out so quickly,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Boland signed off by explaining how his preparation to bowl begins before he is handed the ball in the match. \"I\u2019m someone who can\u2019t afford to bowl any bad ball. My bowling coach for Victoria for a long time was (sometime Australian quickie) Mick Lewis. He always harped on about not having any warm-up balls at the start of a spell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I\u2019m someone who likes to bowl a bit during the lunchbreak or at tea, just to make sure that if I\u2019m bowling, I\u2019m ready to go. You might see I always run through my run-up before I start my spell. That\u2019s just to make sure that my run-up speed is up to speed and I feel comfortable when I\u2019m running in for the first ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Boland signed off by explaining how his preparation to bowl begins before he is handed the ball in the match. \"I\u2019m someone who can\u2019t afford to bowl any bad ball. My bowling coach for Victoria for a long time was (sometime Australian quickie) Mick Lewis. He always harped on about not having any warm-up balls at the start of a spell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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