There were fears for Scott Boland after the opening day of the Ashes series.

The pre-series assertion of former England captain Michael Atherton that England did not fear him proved prophetic as they clattered him for 62 from 10 overs on a surface where 19 wickets fell in a day and Mitchell Starc took a career-best seven-wicket haul.

With Pat Cummins still a 50-50 proposition to play in Brisbane, as well as doubts over his ability to play in consecutive Tests, and fears over Josh Hazlewood 's involvement in the series at all, their would have been genuine questions about where Australia's selectors could turn if Boland was Bazballed out of the series inside two days.

But all fears were quelled with a match-turning spell on day two, taking 3 for 3 in 11 deliveries including the p

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