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Ashes 2025: Veteran pacer Mitchell Starc showed why he is considered one of the best fast bowlers of the generation. In the first session of the much-anticipated first Ashes Test at Perth on Friday, Starc picked up three crucial English wickets. Starc was at his best as he also picked up his 100th Ashes wicket in the session. He picked up the big fish, Joe Root, for a duck.

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Starc's Unique Century

By picking up 100 Ashes scalps, Starc became the first Australian pacer to do so. He also became the 21st bowler and first left-arm pacer to take 10 or more wickets in the history of Ashes series. It has truly been a dream start for Starc in the ong

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