LONDON : Mitchell Starc may have leaked runs in the World Test Championship final against India but his wicket-taking ability is crucial to the balance of the Australia pace attack heading into the Ashes series against England, coach Andrew McDonald said on Monday.The left-arm quick claimed four wickets b
LONDON : Mitchell Starc may have leaked runs in the World Test Championship final against India but his wicket-taking ability is crucial to the balance of the Australia pace attack heading into the Ashes series against England, coach Andrew McDonald said on Monday.
While Pat Cummins is safe as the captain of the side, a fit-again Josh Hazlewood would join Starc and Boland in the race for the remaining two spots in Australia's pace attack for the first Ashes test later this week. "Most of our bowlers went at above what they'd usually go, and we've just got to get our heads around that the tempo will be slightly different," McDonald told reporters before Australia moved to Edgbaston, which hosts the first test from Friday.
"His wicket-taking ability is second-to-none. We've got to weigh all that up when we make decisions."
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