Mitchell Starc created historical past as he turned the primary Australian quick bowler for the reason that flip of the century to say a 10-wicket haul (10 or extra wickets in a single match) in an Ashes Take a look at. Starc achieved this exceptional milestone in the course of the opening Take a look at of the 2025-26 Ashes collection in Perth, the place Australia dominated England to safe an eight-wicket victory inside simply two days.
Within the first innings, Starc dismantled England’s prime order and completed with a career-best figures of seven/58 after choosing the wickets of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson and Mark Wooden.
Within the second innings, the premier Australian pacer sealed his 10-for by dismissing Zak Crawley, Joe Root and Ben Stokes.
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Mitchell Starc has turn into the primary Australian quick bowler to take a 10-wicket haul in an Ashes Take a look at since Craig McDermott’s 11/157 within the 1990–91 collection (which additionally got here in Perth).
Because the 12 months 2000 (this century), no different Australian pacer had achieved this feat. Spinners like Shane Warne have taken 10-fers within the twenty first century, however Starc is the primary pacer.
10-Wicket Hauls By Australian Bowlers In Ashes (Since 2000)
Shane Warne 11/229 at The Oval, 2001
Shane Warne 10/162 in Birmingham, 2005
Shane Warne 12/146 at The Oval, 2005
Mitchell Starc 10/78 in Perth, 2025
Ashes: Travis Head, Mitchell Starc star in Australia’s win over England
England slumped to a heavy defeat within the opening Ashes Take a look at as Travis Head’s explosive century powered Australia to a exceptional comeback victory in Perth on Saturday.
Within the first Ashes match to complete inside two days since 1921, Head tore aside England’s bowling with a panoramic 69-ball hundred – the second-fastest in Ashes historical past. His 123 carried Australia to their goal of 205 in simply 28.2 overs, securing an eight-wicket win and a 1-0 lead within the five-Take a look at collection.
The turnaround was dramatic. Australia had conceded a 40-run first-innings deficit and have been successfully 105 behind when England moved to 65-1 shortly after lunch, just for the match to unravel for the guests.
Mitchell Starc’s 10-wicket haul, mixed with a collection of poor English photographs and a daring Australian name to raise Head up the order, deepened England’s long-running struggles within the nation – they’ve now misplaced 14 and drawn two of 16 Checks in Australia since 2011.