Australia vs England 1st Test: Australia's ferocious fast bowler Mitchell Starc devastated the England team with his fiery bowling. In the first innings of the first Test match of the ongoing Ashes series in Perth, Mitchell Starc bundled out England for 172 runs in 32.5 overs. Mitchell Starc delivered the best bowling performance of his Test career, taking 7 wickets for 58 runs in 12.5 overs.

Australia vs England 1st Test: Australia's fearsome fast bowler Mitchell Starc devastated the England team with his fiery bowling. In the first innings of the first Test match of the ongoing Ashes series in Perth, Mitchell Starc bundled out England for 172 runs in 32.5 overs. Mitchell Starc gave the best bowling performance of his Test career and took 7 wickets for 58 runs in 12.5 overs. Harry Brook scored the highest 52 runs for England, while Ollie Pope played an innings of 46 runs.

During England's first innings, Mitchell Starc created a stir by clean bowling visiting captain Ben Stokes with a fiery delivery. Starc sent Stokes to the pavilion after clean bowling him for 6 runs. In fact, during England's first innings, in the 25th over, Mitchell Starc blew out Ben Stokes' stumps with a "snake-like" delivery. This delivery by Mitchell Starc is being widely discussed on social media.

A PEACH FROM STARC 🥶 CAPTAIN IS GONE...!!! pic.twitter.com/cAzI2T7EHV

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 21, 2025

The English captain was shocked while standing on the pitch.

Ben Stokes was deceived by the fifth ball of the 25th over bowled by Mitchell Starc. This 140.9 kph delivery from Mitchell Starc landed on the pitch and seamed, and Ben Stokes attempted a drive. There was a gap between Stokes' bat and pad, and the ball blew away his middle and off stumps. This was Mitchell Starc's tenth dismissal of Ben Stokes in Test cricket. Mitchell Starc's bowling was excellent, but Ben Stokes' shot was also loose. Ben Stokes was out for 6 runs off 12 balls.

Mitchell Starc's records

35-year-old Mitchell Starc has so far taken 409 wickets in 193 innings of 101 Test matches for Australia. During this period, Mitchell Starc has registered 5 wicket hauls in an innings 17 times. Mitchell Starc's best bowling performance in Test matches is 7 wickets for 58 runs. Mitchell Starc has taken 247 wickets in 130 ODI matches. Mitchell Starc has achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets in an innings 9 times in ODI cricket. Mitchell Starc's best bowling performance in ODI cricket is 6 wickets for 28 runs. Mitchell Starc has taken 79 wickets in 65 T20 International matches for Australia. Mitchell Starc's best bowling performance in T20 International cricket is 4 wickets for 20 runs.

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