But Boland remains in a head-to-head battle with IPL-winning seamer Josh Hazelwood for one fast bowling spot in the Ultimate Test against the Proteas that commences on June 11 and the experienced 36-year-old revealed he has been given no communication from selectors about his spot in the XI.
“I haven’t had any chats with them (selectors),” Boland said in London on Thursday.
“My goal coming into the last two months is just to get myself and my body in the position where I can put my hand up and be ready to go if it (selection) goes my way.
“I probably felt like back into the Shield season (Australian domestic red-ball competition) my knee was sort of not wearing away but wasn’t going how I wanted it to go and didn’t feel like I…