Ashes star Scott Boland back for Hurricanes crucial clash on Wednesday night

Despite only just finishing his Ashes celebrations after a breakout Ashes debut, Scott Boland has surprisingly been named for the Hurricanes match with the Stars on Wednesday night.

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THE HURRICANES have been given a massive injection ahead of tomorrow’s crucial clash with the Stars with Ashes hero Scott Boland set to return to the line-up.

Boland will not take part in tonight’s clash with the Renegades in Melbourne but the team announced on Tuesday afternoon that Boland would return to bolster the team for their final match of the regular season against the Stars on Wednesday night.

Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Jhye Richardson, Pat Cummins and Cameron Green of Australia celebrate with the Ashes after winning the Fifth Test in the Ashes series between Australia and England at Blundstone Arena on January 16, 2022 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Boland is a massive inclusion for the ‘Canes and will be looking to carry his Ashes form into the shorter version of the game after finishing third in the series with 18 wickets in a breakout debut Ashes performance.

Boland was not expected to be ready to play for the ‘Canes so soon after Australia’s Ashes victory only concluded late on Sunday night with celebrations carrying on well into Monday night.

Aussie cricketers celebrate

Tuesday night’s matchup with the Renegades looms as a danger game for the ‘Canes who currently sit in fifth position and with just two rostered games left cannot afford a slip up and risk being bumped out of finals action.

The Canes and the Renegades will meet at Marvel Stadium tonight at 7.15pm.

Hurricanes squad for tonight’s match:

The Hobart Hurricanes have named an unchanged, 16-player squad for their penultimate match of the KFC BBL|11 regular season against the Melbourne Renegades:

Gabe Bell

Tim David

Peter Handscomb

Caleb Jewell

Josh Kann

Sandeep Lamichhane

Ben McDermott

Riley Meredith

Mitch Owen

Wil Parker

Tom Rogers

Will Sanders

D’Arcy Short

Jordan Thompson

Matthew Wade (c)

Mac Wright

Gabe Bell will make his Hurricanes debut if selected in the final XI.

Scott Boland, Nathan Ellis, and Joel Paris remain unavailable for selection for tomorrow’s match.