The final call will be taken when the Aussies return on Sunday morning and firstly inspect the pitch, with its 6-8 mm grass on top, but equally the skies above, with the forecast continuing to look ominous for the opening two days of the Test. Boland’s last three Test series after all range between the remarkable to the ridiculous. He averaged 13.19 for his 21 wickets against India two summers ago and 24.95 for his 20 against England in the Ashes. In between, he also got himself a Test hat-trick in Kingston, alongside match figures of 6/36. Most of these Tests came in the absence of either Josh Hazlewood or Cummins, and at times both. But with both back and fitter than ever, Boland has struggled to keep his place in the pecking order.