Hazlewood's 6 for 49 settles the Boland debate—for now

Josh Hazlewood took 6 for 49 as Australia crushed South Africa by 214 runs in Durban, finishing the job in the 43rd over on day five with the hosts at 109 for 4. It's a career-best haul that pushes him to 311 Test wickets—one more than Brett Lee's Australian record.

The figures matter because they answer, at least for now, whether Scott Boland should be Australia's automatic choice when fit. Hazlewood has fought back from multiple injury layoffs to reclaim his place in the fast-bowling group, and he's proven he can still do the damage in conditions that don't always suit him. Markram climbed into the top ten of the Test batting charts while Hazlewood cracked the bowling rankings' top seven, strengthening Australia's hand heading into the rest of the series.