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Mitchell Starc has punished England with the bat, lifting Australia to a 116-run first-innings lead on Day 3 of the second Ashes cricket test
The 35-year-old pace bowler scored 77 off 141 balls, his highest test score since 2016, and guided Australia to 511 late in the middle session on Day 3 in the second test, replying to England's 334.
Australian bowlers dominated after dinner, as England were restricted to 122/4 in 28 overs at Stumps. The visitors trail by 43 runs in Brisbane. | Cricket
The West Indies trail New Zealand by 510 runs with all 10 second-innings wickets in hand at lunch on the fourth day of the first test.
Joe Root is the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket and is 2235 runs away from breaking Sachin Tendulkar's world record in this aspect. However, he has already created three records that Sachin couldn't during his illustrious career in Tests.
Brendan Doggett debuted in Perth and Michael Neser was called in for Brisbane, while Cummins is set to return for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide on December 17.
ODIs and T20Is may be the order of the day but Test cricket continues to be on top of the food chain. Even after having been around for nearly 150 years, Tests still eat ODIs and T20Is for breakfast,
Mitchell Starc starred at The Gabba, scoring 77 and taking 6/75, becoming only the third player to achieve 50+ runs and a five-wicket haul in a day-night Test, joining Perera and Holder.