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Mitchell Starc Reaffirms Test Commitment After Mackay Heroics
Mitchell Starc bowled extremely well for Australia in a Test match against Bangladesh.
He took six wickets in Bangladesh’s first innings and four in their second innings.
Australia won by an innings and 51 runs.
Bangladesh had won the first match in Darwin, so the two-match series ended tied at 1-1.
Starc received awards for being the best player in the match and the series.
He said Test cricket is still the most important kind of cricket to him.
He wants to keep playing Tests for Australia for as long as his body can manage.
Australia will next play white-ball matches in Africa before returning to Test cricket.
Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets for 51 runs as Australia beat Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in Mackay.
His six-wicket first innings and four-wicket second innings haul levelled the two-Test series 1-1.
Australia recovered from a nine-wicket defeat in Darwin, while Bangladesh were dismissed for 65 and 94 in Mackay.
Starc was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series after the two-day Test.
The 36-year-old said Test cricket remains his priority and he wants to continue while his body allows.
- Who
- Mitchell Starc led Australia’s bowling against Bangladesh; Nathan Lyon was mentioned by Starc in relation to Test-wicket milestones.
- What
- Australia defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs, levelling the two-Test series 1-1.
- Where
- Mackay, Australia, following the opening Test in Darwin.
- When
- The Mackay Test concluded on Sunday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- Australia responded to its nine-wicket loss in Darwin with the stronger performance it expected, especially with the ball.
Australia’s Perspective
Bangladesh’s Perspective
Series performance
Australia’s Perspective
Australia acknowledged it was below its expected standard in Darwin but produced the performance it wanted in Mackay to level the series.
Bangladesh’s Perspective
Bangladesh won the opening Test in Darwin by nine wickets before losing heavily in Mackay.
Bowling conditions and execution
Australia’s Perspective
Starc said the Mackay wicket aided Australia’s bowling and helped the team deliver a much stronger performance.
Bangladesh’s Perspective
Bangladesh’s batting was restricted to 65 and 94 in Mackay, after the visitors had performed strongly enough to win in Darwin.
Key facts
- Match result
- Australia won by an innings and 51 runs.
- Series result
- The two-match series was level at 1-1.
- Starc’s figures
- 10 wickets for 51 runs: six in the first innings and four in the second.
- Bangladesh totals
- Bangladesh scored 65 and 94 in its two innings.
- Australia’s total
- Australia scored 210 in its only innings.
- Awards
- Starc was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series.
- Career milestone
- The articles state that Starc moved into Test cricket’s top 10 wicket-takers, with 445 wickets in 107 Tests.
Quotes
Mitchell Starc
Australian Test cricketer and fast bowler
“It’s still hanging together. Yeah, I thoroughly enjoy being part of this group. Test cricket, I’ve said it before, will always be the pinnacle for me. And later on when we get to sing the song and he’s leading it, that’s one of the main reasons why we like to do it, love to do it. So, yeah, I’d like to milk my body for all I can for Test cricket.”
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“Much better week. We knew we weren’t at our best, or what we expect of ourselves in Darwin. Bangladesh played really well, so nothing away from them there. But yeah, what we expect from ourselves this week is what we got, particularly with the ball on a wicket that aided us. So, one-all series, but a much better week for us.”
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Sources
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