Mitchell Starc scripts history in Perth, achieves major Ashes record dismissing England’s top order
Mitchell Starc etched his name into the history books by eliminating England’s top three players in the first session of the Perth Test.
The much-anticipated Ashes 2025-26 kicks off with the Perth Test on Friday. After losing the toss, Australia were left in the middle to bowl first against England. Star Aussie pacer Mitchell Starc wasted no time in scalping three wickets from the visitors’ top order in the first session of play. Starc dismissed Zak Crawley and Joe Root for a duck and sent Ben Duckett back to the dressing room with 21 points.
With this dismissal, Starc etched his name into the history books and became the 21st player to reach 100 wickets in the Ashes. Not only that, he also became the first left-arm seamer in Ashes history to achieve this feat.
After the end of the first session on Day 1 England were 105/4 with Harry Brook and Ben Stokes caught in the middle.
AUS and ENG: Perth Test Day 1
England elected to bat first and the decision proved wrong for the visitors as Starc removed the top-order batsmen in quick succession. A few minutes after the start of Session Two, Ben Stokes also returned. back He went to the dressing room as he was stunned by Starc’s magnificent delivery.
Apart from this, Optus Stadium recorded its highest ever attendance for a Test cricket match in Perth at 43,591, surpassing the previous record of 32,368 set on Day 2 of the match against India last year.
