Mitchell Starc has shown a lot of promise over the years taking a lot of wickets and bowling well, but is he fit for Test cricket?
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Starc had a decent Ashes series in England. He was the leading wicket taker for the Aussies but didn’t look like he was the best bowler out there. He has a fantastic in-swinging yorker but was unable to produce that with the new ball.
Obviously, Starc is a very good bowler. He won us the World Cup with his awesome bowling throughout the whole competition, and he was the one who got the crucial wicket of Brendon McCullum in the final in Melbourne.
We all know Starc can be hard to play when he is on, but is he a Test player? Starc has taken lots of wickets in one-day internationals and in Twenty20s. He has pretty good stats in Test matches but when it comes to bowling in a Test, he just doesn’t look dangerous.
He is not the same bowler when playing the five-day game, with batsmen looking more equipped to see him off or block him out.
Don’t get me wrong, Starc has been really reliable for Australia when he is playing in Test matches but with bowlers like Peter Siddle bowling well during the last Test of The Ashes, Starc’s spot may be in jeopardy for the summer.
Starc is also a fantastic batsman when he comes in. He can hit them big if they need him to and he can also stay in for prolonged periods. He has showed that he can make runs on a consistent basis and that might be a reason why he will be kept in the team. He made a lot of runs in the Ashes and I think he is only going to get better.
What do you think, Roarers? Do you think Starc should play with the red ball or stick with the white one?
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