The Boxing Day Ashes Test saw pacers taking all the 36 wickets and the match finishing within two days. England snapped their 18-match winless streak in the Aussie land and registered their first Test win in Australia since 2010/11.
Boland emerged as the biggest thorn in the eyes of the Indian team during this series. He took 21 scalps in three matches at an average of 13.19, with best figures of 6/45. He took a ten-wicket haul in the fifth Test. He was the third-highest wicket-taker in the series.