24-12-2025 05:37 via theguardian.com

Scott Boland reveals uncomfortable truth about standing up to England during Ashes

Bowler says it hasn’t been easy to have Alex Carey stand up to wicketsBut tactic has been successful in blunting tourists’ aggressive battingThe unorthodox strategy has proved crucial for the Australians in their Ashes victory this summer, but fast bowler Scott Boland has admitted it has not always been easy – both for his ego and his length – to have wicketkeeper Alex Carey stand up at the stumps.Carey’s proximity to the wickets off the fast bowling of Boland, as w
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