The 32-year-old Victorian left MCG with a stump and staggering figures 6-7 as England's batsmen surrendered 68 before lunch on third day.
Australia held back the Ashes with a thumping innings and a 14-run victory over England in Test 3 in Melbourne on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, with paceman Scott Boland following a six-wicket haul in a fairy tale start.
Boland, only the second native Australian to play in a men's test match, came out of Melbourne cricket ground with a staggering innings figures of 6-7 as England batsmen surrendered 68 before lunch on the third day.
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"I thought we had a good chance of winning but had no idea we would do it before lunch," said Victorian Boland, who won the Johnny Mullagh Medal as player of the Match in front of his home crowd.
"These are my best ever figures ... Nothing happened that quickly.
“Obviously I thought (debuting) was going to be really tough, a huge step above anything I'd played before. I was hoping to make a little bit of impact."
"I want to thank the crowd very much for the support over the last three days, I really appreciate it," added the 32-year-old.
England had resumed on 31 for four, their weak hopes resting on captain Joe Root and Ben Stokes to partner up after another disastrous batting collapse at the end of day two.
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But it was all went up in smoke as paceman Mitchell Starc bowled Stokes for 11 before Boland started an incredible fast bowling streak in front of a sun-drenched crowd of 40,945.
He had Jonny Bairstow lbw for five, Root out for 28 and tailenders Mark Wood and Ollie Robinson each out for ducks.
All-rounder Cameron Green capped England's humiliation by having James Anderson bowled for two before the stroke of midday.
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Australia sealed the series 3-0 ahead of the remaining two tests in Sydney and Hobart.
“Just an amazing few weeks, so proud of the group here and just everything's clicked,” said Australian captain Pat Cummins, who led his team with poise as he replaced Tim Paine late before the series.
"So happy for Scottie in front of his home crowd today, it's an incredible feeling."
England have only pride to play, but they seem to have little left in reserve, with their top order is a huge problem.
Their batsmen were pitched for 185 in the first innings and have yet to hit a 300 total in the series.
"Thanks to Australia they blew us away last night and beat us in this test match and in this series so far," Root said.
"We have a lot of hard work to do to make sure we come back strong in the last two games."
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