Cricket World Cup: Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has opened up about the influence Australian left-arm quick Mitchell Starc has had on his rise in international cricket, crediting the senior pacer for shaping key elements of his bowling craft.
Australia put on a commanding performance in the second Test against England, securing victory by eight wickets. The required 65 runs were chased down in just ten overs, with captain Steve Smith ending the match with a powerful six over square leg off Gus Atkinson.
England, despite defending a small target, got two early wickets, but then Steve Smith and Jake Weatherald was batting. With a very few runs left for Australia, Jofra Archer, who came to ball, decided to go after Steve Smith with the words.
Australia defeated England by 8 wickets in the second Test to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series. The hosts completed the target of 65 in 10 overs.
Australia crushed England in the second Test of the Ashes 2025-26 in Brisbane to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The hosts sealed an eight-wicket win on December 7, further extending their dominance in pink-ball encounters.
Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland starred with both bat and ball to put Australia in a completely dominant position on day three of the third Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.
Australia dominated most of Day 3 in the second Test of the Ashes 2025-26, asserting control with both bat and ball to secure a commanding lead. Resuming with Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc at the crease, Australia continued to frustrate England’s bowlers.
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mitchell Starc tormented England with the bat on Saturday to add another facet to his dominance so far in this Ashes series, leading the scoring for Australia as it took a 177-run first-innings lead in the day-night match at the Gabba.
Australia ground out a 116 run lead during the first session of day three, as England’s bowlers continued to toil in the Brisbane sun at the Gabba. An unbroken partnership of 34 between Mitchell Starc (46*) and Scott Boland (7*) saw the hosts reach 450 – 8 at the tea break and consolidate their dominant position in the second Test.
Mitchell Starc has said that Wasim Akram remains the benchmark for left-arm fast bowlers in Test cricket after surpassing the former Pakistani cricketer's tally on November 4 during the second Ashes Test.
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Joe Root finished unbeaten on 138 after England was dismissed for 334 on Friday in the third over on Day 2 of the second Ashes cricket test.
Fast bowling needs the most amount of physical activity. For someone who is bowling consistently from 130 kmph to 150 kmph, it requires immense strength in the shoulders and knees.
The stand-in captain, Steve Smith, created a new Test cricket record during the second Test against England at the Gabba in Brisbane. In the 39th over on Day 1, Harry Brook edged a delivery from Mitchell Starc, which Smith, positioned at second slip, caught.
England scored 325/9 on Day 1 of the second Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba. Batting first after winning the toss in the day-night game, the visitors were helped by Joe Root, who scored his first century in Australia.
Mitchell Starc created history on Thursday, December 4, as he broke Wasim Akram's long-standing record for the most Test wickets taken by a left-arm fast bowler.
Opting to bat first on winning the toss, England ended Day 1 of the second Ashes 2025-26 Test on 325/9 in 74 overs. A jam-packed crowd at the Gabba in Brisbane was witness to some riveting cricket played by the oldest rivals in the first-ever Pink-Ball encounter at the venue.
Mitchell Starc and first-over wickets – a match made in heaven! The Australian pacer picked up a wicket in the opening over of a Test match for an incredible 26th time as he sent Ben Duckett packing on the final ball of his first over.
Mitchell Starc regarded Virat Kohli as the best batter he has ever bowled against, followed by Steve Smith and AB De Villiers The Australian pacer praised
The ongoing first Test match of the 2025-26 Ashes at Perth, has been raining wickets, with Mitchell Starc claiming another one early morning. The wicket came with a stunning catch.
Pacer Mitchell Starc: Pacer Mitchell Starc said he had always backed his ability to take wickets, even as Australia stared at a precarious position after a chaotic opening day of the first Ashes Test in Perth.
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Mitchell Starc made the opening Ashes session his own once more, taking three wickets including the premier scalp of Joe Root in a dizzying six-over spell.
Mitchell Starc: Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc said he’s prepared to shoulder added responsibility due to him being the lone senior pacer in the Ashes series opener, set to begin on Friday at Perth Stadium.
Picture this: you’re settling in for the first ODI between Australia and India. The air in Perth is electric. Australian speed demon Mitchell Starc has the ball, and he’s running in to bowl to Indian captain Rohit Sharma.