Boland wasn't supposed to play in Nagpur, but Josh Hazlewood's Achilles injury opened the door for him, and he bowled 17 overs for 34 runs in India's 400-run innings.
Green suffered a broken finger against South Africa during the Melbourne Test in December while Starc also sustained a finger injury at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) and has been bowling with protection in practice, but will be not permitted to do so during a game.
Green got clear to resume his training shortly before his departure for the tour and he has been batting and bowling with a hard ball in the nets. The build-up of his workload will concern the team management, as he had spent a month out of action. Before leaving Sydney, the Aussie head coac
Green has been training with the team in Sydney ahead of the Test match in Nagpur to regain match fitness to force his way into the playing eleven for the first Test and will be hoping to hear good news from the surgeon for his broken finger which he sustained against South Africa during the
Warner has been an exceptional servant to Australian cricket across all formats since 2009. In 101 Test matches so far, Warner has scored 8,132 runs at an average of 46.20. He has 25 centuries and 34 fifties in the format, with the best individual score of 335*. Warner has also featured in 1
Australia have named an 18-member squad for the Border-Gavaskar series in India, including 22-year-old Todd Murphy, while awaiting updates on whether Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green would be fit for the series.
Green retired hurt in Australia's first inning but came back to play a pivotal knock of 51* runs to help Alex Carey clinch his maiden test hundred while also stitching a 117-run partnership for the eighth wicket.