Australia, Root and Starc
Digest more
Mitchell Starc on left-arm wickets record
Digest more
Mitchell Starc excelled in the second Ashes Test against England at the Gabba, dismissing Ben Duckett for a golden duck and Ollie Pope shortly after, putting England in a difficult position. Starc holds the record for the most wickets in Day-Night Tests with 83,
CricTracker on MSN
Ashes 2025-26: 'Proud of you mate' - Wasim Akram congratulates Mitchell Starc for becoming most successful left-arm Test pacer
Mitchell Starc finished Day 1 of the Brisbane Test with figures of 6/71.
Asianet Newsable on MSN
Mitchell Starc at 36, still firing: 5 key lessons Jasprit Bumrah must take note of
As Mitchell Starc excels in his mid-30s, his career offers lessons for 31-year-old Jasprit Bumrah, often rested for workload management. Five strategies—like format specialization and maintaining rhythm—could help Bumrah prolong his peak and impact.
As Mitchell Starc is being lauded as the most prolific left-arm bowler of all time after passing Wasim Akram's wicket tally, it's hard to believe that just four years ago Shane Warne wanted him out of the Test side.
Australia’s bowling attack outside of Mitchell Starc has been labelled “second division” after Joe Root scored a maiden Test century in Australia to guide England from a precarious 5-2 to 325-9 at stumps after a pulsating first day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Thursday.
Australia's attack in the second Ashes Test is their "worst since 2010-11" and is "really second division" if you exclude Mitchell Starc, says BBC's chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew. Left-armer Starc, who took 10-113 in the first Test win in Perth, delivered again on day one in Brisbane with 6-71.
Australia's Mitchell Starc claimed his third first-over wicket of the Ashes on Thursday, by dismissing England opener Ben Duckett for a first-ball duck on day one of the second test in Brisbane.Starc