A year ago, Josh Hazlewood handed Scott Boland his baggy green cap. On Christmas Eve, Hazlewood elected to withdraw from selection and allow Boland a free run at reprising his MCG destruction of England.
Australia’s medical staff, selectors and captain Pat Cummins gave Hazlewood every chance with long bowling spells four and two days out from the MCG Test against South Africa, before the 31-year-old put his hand up on Christmas Eve to say he was not yet 100 per cent after a side strain.
Scott Boland gets his baggy green cap from Josh Hazlewood before day one of the Third Test against England at the MCG last year.Credit:Getty Images
“We gave Joshy every chance, but it just got to a stage where Joshy more than anyone else just felt like he was a little bit underdone,” Cummins said. “So it’s really a mark of the man that he himself said I don’t feel quite right, so pulled himself out of selection.
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