Scott Boland made a sensational start to his Test career on Boxing Day, taking 7 wickets for 30 runs to help Australia bowl out England for 185 in the first innings of the third Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Boland, who was playing in just his second Test match, was devastating with the new ball, bowling with pace and accuracy to remove England's top three batsmen for ducks. He then returned to take the wickets of Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler to finish with his career-best figures.
Boland's performance was a major boost for Australia, who were without their injured fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood. It also helped to silence the critics who had questioned Boland's selection for the Test match.
Boland's performance was one of the most memorable debuts in Test cricket history. It will be interesting to see how he performs in the rest of the Ashes series and beyond.
