Mitchell Starc has equalled Wasim Akram's record for most wickets taken by a left-arm pacer in Test cricket. The 35-year-old from Baulkham Hills achieved the feat on Day 1 of the Australia vs England, 2nd Ashes 2025 Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, Thursday.

How do you even begin to measure the ineptitude of England’s batting here? Perhaps it is the fact that they bowled Australia out for 132 and yet still contrived to lose by eight wickets in two days. Or that Alastair Cook faced more balls in making his Brisbane double century in 2010 than the entire team did across two innings of this pulverising in Perth.

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Joe Root’s breakthrough ton in Australia, and some scintillating late hitting, left England in a strong position at stumps on day one of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba.

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Brendon McCullum’s approach to batting was the opposite of mine. Death or glory was his mindset. He’d rather go down swinging than trying to defend. I expect his England team will follow suit at the Gabba.

Australia will be pushing to go 2-0 up against their old foe England in Brisbane after securing the first Test inside two days of pulsating cricket last month.