Scott Boland says he is pain free for the first time in 18 months and is aiming to cause Australia's selectors headaches as he vies for a spot in the World Test Championship final ahead of Josh Hazlewood .

Boland, 36, is fighting for a spot in the WTC final XI despite being player of the match in the last Test he played in Sydney against India in January . He was not selected in Sri Lanka when Australia fielded just one quick and three spinners in each of the two Tests and has not played any cricket since Victoria's second last Sheffield Shield fixture of Australia's domestic season in early March after battling ongoing knee soreness.

Boland had a huge impact in Border-Gavaskar series in the three Tests he played in place of the injured Hazlewood. He was also Australia's best quick

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