Scott Boland

Rating the performances of all 11 Australians from the second Test, with a big question mark once again drawn over the batsmen.

Australia goes into the final day needing a monumental performance from its batters as South Africa aims to level the series.

The brains trust got away with not picking Nathan Lyon in Kingston and Brisbane, but could be set to pay a major price for icing him out in Gqeberha.

Scott Boland makes no apologies for knocking Nathan Lyon out of Australia’s men’s Test team.

Two Australian Test cricketing greats have taken polar opposite positions on Nathan Lyon’s shock omission from the second Test against South Africa.

Scott Boland forced his way into the team with some net brilliance, then drew plaudits for a spell that left South Africa reeling.

It alleviates one headache facing selectors, who had been pondering which player would make way for the tall all-rounder.

Australia has made a difficult omission from the Test XI among three overall changes for the clash with Bangladesh in Darwin.

Two tests against Bangladesh on Aussie soil loom, and many burning questions need to be answered ahead of a daunting summer of cricket.

Scott Boland refused to hide his disappointment about the Sheffield Shield final being booted off the MCG turf.