Starc delivered another all-time excellent performance in a pink-ball Test, following his first innings six-wicket haul with a tenacious 77 to give the Aussies a 177-run first innings lead and ended the day with two crucial scalps of Joe Root and Jamie Smith to leave England six down, still
Starc continued his fine run in the Ashes, as after a six-wicket haul in the first innings, he left his impact on day three with the ball during the second innings as well, picking up two crucial wickets of Joe Root and wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith that left England on a verge of defea
Australia cemented their dominance in the second Ashes Test at The Gabba on day three, first extending their substantial first-innings lead before their bowlers struck crucial blows under the floodlights to leave England reeling at 134/6, still trailing by 43 runs, in their second innings.
Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley showed resilience, holding each end as they powered England to 45 without loss, trailing by 132 runs at dinner on Day 3 in the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane. Australia had earlier been bundled out for 511, taking a massive 177-run lead.
Veteran Australian cricketer Mitchell Starc joined the elite list of players who scored 50 or more runs and picked up a five-wicket haul in a day-night Test match. The ace player achieved this milestone on Day 3 of the second Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Gabba on Saturday
Australia continued to dominate in the ongoing Second Ashes Test against England at the Gabba on Saturday as they reached 450/8 in 99 overs, taking a lead of 116 runs at Tea on Day 3. Mitchell Starc (46*) and Scott Boland (7*) were unbeaten at the crease.
Root, who had gone 15 Tests and 29 innings without a Test century in Australia, finally got the monkey off his back and registered a century that could do wonders to his Test legacy as the years roll on. Already the second-highest run-getter of all time chasing Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar's
England ended the day one at 325/9. The quickfire half-century between centurion Root and Jofra Archer pushed England past the 300-run mark after they had been reduced to 264/9. This bodes really well for England as far as this Test is concerned, as no side has ever lost a day-night Test aft
Starc delivered another age-defying performance, his sixth five-wicket haul in pink-ball Tests, the most by any bowler and taking his tally of pink-ball Test wickets to 87, the highest by any bowler in history, with teammates Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins (43 each) as his distant rivals, havin
Legendary Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram congratulated Australian speedster Mitchell Starc on becoming the highest wicket-taker by a left-arm pacer in Test history.
Mitchell Starc achieved this milestone during the second session of Day 1 of the pink-ball Test against England, dismissing Harry Brook, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope at the Gabba, Brisbane, on Thursday.
Root brought up his 67th Test fifty; he added 20 runs along with England skipper Ben Stokes. For Australia, Mitchell Starc stood tall again, scalping three of the four visitors' wickets.