Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc warmed up for The Ashes series against England with a four-wicket haul for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield.

Starc (4-91) dismissed four of Victoria's top six on day one of the game in Sydney with his Australia team-mate, off-spinner Nathan Lyon (2-65), removing the other two.

Josh Hazlewood (0-54) bowled a wicketless 18 overs while another Ashes squad member, Sean Abbott, picked up the other wicket to fall as Victoria closed on 340-7.

Starc and Hazlewood are expected to spearhead the Australia pace attack in the opening Test against England in Perth from November 21, with captain Pat Cummins to miss at least that match with a back injury.

Victoria's Scott Boland - playing in this ongoing fixture against New South Wales - is set to step in fo

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