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Mitchell Starc is a leading contender for man of the series.

‘Oh no, what have I done?’ The time I got Mitchell Starc terribly wrong

I always knew he was talented, but when he first came into the Australian team for an ODI series in India he was very mild-mannered and shy.

  • Mike Hussey

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Ben Stokes is bowled by Mitchell Starc.

It’s not just the pitch: Why Ashes batters are having a nightmare

For all the talk about the state of the pitches, the work of the bowlers has been just as telling.

  • Tim Wigmore
Whether or not the Ashes is alive, the Boxing Day Test is always an occasion.

The fight for the Ashes is over. But the Boxing Day Test is definitely not dead

Boxing Day at the cricket is a tradition, which makes it significant outside the scoreline in any one series. It’s a secular feast day, with all the rites.

  • Greg Baum
Mitchell Starc (left) inspired Pakistan star Shaheen Afridi’s approach a decade ago.

How Starc triggered rise of a rival phenom a decade ago

As one of the world’s best rising quicks arrives in Australia, a former Test paceman believes a wounded star would still succeed Mitchell Starc in the future.

  • Nick Wright
Ben Stokes has implored his England players to keep faith.

England were humbled, and it’s about to get worse

Claims that this was an England team which would outclass Australia have been emphatically silenced. What should scare the old enemy is that it can only get worse.

  • Nick Wright
Mitch Starc cuts on his way to 77.

Player ratings: The Aussie with a perfect 10 and the Englishman who embodies Bazball without brains

The second Test at the Gabba delivered many moments that will go down in Ashes history. We rate every Australian and English player from an unforgettable match.

  • Andrew Wu
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Mitchell Starc celebrates a wicket at the Gabba.

Late drama at the Gabba as Australia overcome wobble to win second Ashes Test

A stoic Stokes-Jacks partnership helped England off the ropes on day four, until a Steve Smith screamer broke the resistance.

  • Emma Kemp
Mitchell Starc roared to life in the final hour of day three, after his worst opening spell of the series.

Starc is super, but still human. It makes the return of Lyon a must

As if anyone needed a reminder, Mitchell Starc proved once again in Brisbane just how super he was. But how much can one man do?

  • Nick Wright
Without Mitchell Starc Australia would be in deep trouble in this Ashes series.

Australia has produced some terrific left-armers. Starc is the best of the best

Once a wayward weapon with the ball, Mitchell Starc has become better with age and become Australia’s greatest left-arm paceman.

  • Geoff Lawson
Mitchell Starc during another Ashes star turn, this time with the willow at the Gabba.

Relentless Starc turns Gabba into England’s Ashes Death Star

So thoroughly did the left-hander torment Ben Stokes and his team that the Ashes look as good as gone. England had been taken to the Starc side.

  • Daniel Brettig

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