Starc too good for SA
Mitchell Starc picking up the wicket of South Africa captain Faf du Plessis at Kingsmead is our Play of the Day.
Mitchell Starc picking up the wicket of South Africa captain Faf du Plessis at Kingsmead is our Play of the Day.
Australia showed their confidence when they named an unchanged XI for the first Test against South Africa from the one that crushed England in the final Ashes clash.
Steve Waugh has praised the current Australian attack ahead of their Test series against South Africa, beginning at Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday.
Duanne Olivier took four wickets as Australia accepted the challenge of the chase, beating South Africa A by five wickets in Benoni.
Two quick wickets swung the day in Australia’s favour in the fifth Ashes Test as England closed day one on 233-5 in Sydney.
After Australia declared on 662-9, England lost their top four for 132 runs before the rain hit the Waca to see the visitors 127 runs behind.
Australia’s rampant bowling attack ripped through a fragile England batting lineup, as they sealed a 120-run win on day five of the second Test in Adelaide.
Australia bundled England out for 227, but double strikes from James Anderson and Chris Woakes limited the hosts’ lead to 268 by stumps on day three.
Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins and Usman Khawaja play second fiddle to Kevin Pietersen.
After waiting so long for his first hat-trick, Mitchell Starc does it twice.
Mitchell Starc warmed up for the Ashes series by becoming the first bowler to take two hat-tricks in one Sheffield Shield match.
Mitchell Starc ripped through the Bangladesh tail-end as they were skittled for 182, despite an anchoring 114-ball 95 from Tamim Iqbal at the Oval.
Mitchell Starc returns from injury to form part of a five-man pace attack in Australia’s ICC Champions Trophy squad.
The Proteas were bowled out for 242 before a David Warner blitz saw Australia close on 105-0 on day one in Perth.
A top-order collapse saw the Proteas struggle to 78-4 by lunch on day one of the first Test against Australia in Perth.