The Ashes: Scott Boland hoping to be role model for Australian indigenous kids to take up cricket

The Ashes: Scott Boland is just the second indigenous Australian after Jason Gillespie to play Test cricket as he made his debut in the longest format in the third match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Fast bowler Scott Boland has said that he hopes his Test debut will inspire more kids from the Australian Indigenous community to take up cricket. Boland became only the second Indigenous Australian to play a men's Test match on Sunday, taking a wicket on debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as Australia dominated England on Day 1 of the third Ashes Test.

The 32-year-old Boland followed in the footsteps of Jason Gillespie who played his last Test in 2006.