Mitchell Starc

How appropriate that Mitchell Starc cements his name in Australian cricket history with an inswinging yorker, his signature delivery.

To get to 100 wickets is incredible, 200 amazing — 300 is a massive milestone. “To take one Test wicket takes a phenomenal amount of dedication, experience, sacrifice. “When Mitchell Johnson went past my records, I took down a bottle of champagne to say congratulations because I know the hard work he would have been through and all that dedication he would have done to achieve that,” Lee said. “It’s bloody hard work. And he’s showing no signs of slowing down, recently indicating that Test cricket would always be the priority — if forced to sacrifice one of the formats, white-ball cricket would be the first to go. If Starc can muster another 11 wickets against the South Africans this summer, he should expect to find a bottle of champagne waiting for him in the dressing room. “He’s always had those attributes, he’s always had that ability to take wickets, but I think now he understands his game, he understands his body. “I reckon those journalists who have had a crack at Mitchell Starc saying that he can’t play the red-ball game, they can probably eat some humble pie when he goes past 300 wickets.” Starc was made to wait for his 300th Test wicket — during South Africa’s first innings at the Gabba on Saturday, Travis Head juggled and dropped a chance at short leg off Kagiso Rabada, denying his teammate the landmark scalp. It’s the toughest job in Test cricket to be a fast bowler, because you can cover anywhere from 12-17 kilometres a day, and you put your body through absolute hell. 300 Test wickets — he becomes just the seventh Australian to pass the milestone, although nobody above him on the list boasts a better strike rate. The 32-year-old will presumably leapfrog former teammates Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson on the all-time list next year — he only needs 14 wickets to climb into the top five — doing so while maintaining a lower bowling average than the duo.

Mitchell Starc is also only the seventh bowler from Australia to have taken 300 or more Test wickets. Before him, only Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Nathan Lyon, ...

The left-arm pacer made his debut in Test cricket in 2011 against New Zealand at the Gabba, Brisbane. Overall, Starc is the 37th bowler in Test history to bag 300 or more Test wickets. Starc is also considering retirement from white-ball formats to elongate his Test career. Starc has become only the second left-arm pacer from Australia, after Mitchell Johnson to have achieved the feat for the Baggy Greens. Mitchell Starc 300: Aus vs SA – Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has entered 300 Test wickets club for his country. Mitchell Starc is also only the seventh bowler from Australia to have taken 300 or more Test wickets.

Mitchell Starc's first Test wicket came at the Gabba 11 years ago, and his journey into the pantheon came full circle with wicket 300 at the same venue.

"(But) it certainly helped my body. I guess I had to learn on my feet. "I was a little bit inconsistent … "If I look at the last couple of years of Test cricket, that decision has certainly helped – just the holistic approach to life and being able to see that when both of us (him and Alyssa) have a little bit of time away from cricket. I came out of wicketkeeping into bowling it all happened pretty quickly. Mitchell Starc's first Test wicket came at the Gabba 11 years ago, and his journey into the pantheon came full circle with wicket 300 at the same venue

Mitchell Starc took his 300th Test wicket as Australia reduced South Africa to 3-2 at lunch on the second day of the first Test in Brisbane on Sunday.

Kagiso Rabada started the day poorly for the visitors, dishing up a series of half-volleys that Cameron Green happily despatched to the long-on boundary as Australia raced past South Africa's first innings total. Australia began the second morning at 145-5, seven runs behind South Africa's first innings total of 152, with the first hour crucial for both sides. Mitchell Starc took his 300th Test wicket as Australia reduced South Africa to 3-2 at lunch on the second day of the first Test in Brisbane on Sunday.

Mitchell Starc has rolled through Rassie van der Dussen to join an elite group of Australian legends in taking 300 Test wickets as South Africa battle to ...

Elgar was struck on the pads by a Cummins delivery which jagged slightly off the green Gabba wicket. Marco Jansen was the destroyer this morning with 3-32 for South Africa, claiming the wickets of Head and Cam Green in the same over during the first session. The Proteas captain made a century in last week’s tour match against a Cricket Australia XI, but has failed twice in the opening Test. Green leapt high in the air and took the catch at full stretch after a viscous Pat Cummins short-ball. It comes after Cam Green took a screamer in the gully to dismiss opener Sarel Erwee, leaving the vistors 3-5. First Test: Cam Green takes screamer in the gully as Australia put South Africa to the sword in Brisbane

Australia's left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc became the seventh Australian to claim 300 Test wicket on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at ...

Left-arm paceman Starc produced a brilliant, swinging delivery that bowled Van der Dussen between bat and pad. [Mitchell Johnson](https://indianexpress.com/about/mitchell-johnson/) and Brett Lee on 300 Test wickets. The landmark came on the ground where Starc had made his Test debut, against New Zealand in 2011, and claimed

Starc reached the 300-wicket milestone when he bowled Rassie van der Dussen for a duck.

Australia began the second morning at 145-5, seven runs behind South Africa’s first innings total of 152, with the first hour crucial for both sides. The South Africans were still 63 runs behind Australia at the break after they bowled the home side out for 218 midway through the first session. Mitchell Starc took his 300th Test wicket as Australia reduced South Africa to 3-2 at lunch on the second day of the first Test in Brisbane on Sunday.