Boland looked likely to be a reserve for Australia’s first-choice pace attack in this series, but will now be in Australia’s XI for the opening Test following injuries to captain Pat Cummins and fellow seamer Josh Hazlewood.
Boland and Mitchell Starc will likely be joined by 31-year-old Brendan Doggett as specialist seamers.
“You obviously don’t want to miss two great players like Josh and Pat,” Boland said.
“Our bowling stocks have been very strong for quite some time, no one has been able to enter.
“It’s going to be an exciting time. One or two new players will get a look at him. They’re not inexperienced lads. Brendan is 31, he’s played a lot of first-class cricket and he knows his game. He knows what he’ll have to do to express his skills on the big stage.”
Cummins appeared to be bowling at full speed in the nets on Monday as he prepares to return for the second Test in Brisbane.
England’s attacking approach to batting will be put to the test on what is expected to be a lively surface at Perth Stadium.
Tourist bowlers will also have to adapt to the vast playing areas at Australian courses, much larger than Test venues in the UK.
“I’m sure it will help us,” Boland said at Perth Stadium. “Balls that would go over the fence in England have a longer way to go on grounds like here, the MCG and the Gabba in Brisbane.
“It’s the same for them. Their players, when they hit their short balls, have to hit them 85 meters instead of 65, so it’s a big difference.”
