Australian pacer Mitchell Starc troubled England with a magnificent seven-wicket haul, his first-ever in Test cricket and best-ever figures at Perth's Optus Stadium during the first Ashes Test against England on Friday. Starc ended the first innings with a fiery spell of 7/58 in 12.5 overs. These are the best-ever figures of Starc's Test career, above 6/9 against West Indies in his previous Test innings. This is also the second 7-wicket haul in the 21st century for Australia at home in Ashes Tests, with the previous one taken by Mitchell Johnson, a spell of 7/40 at Adelaide back in 2013.

Starc is also the first bowler to take seven wickets on the opening day of an Ashes Test in Australia since Craig McDermott's eight at the WACA Stadium, Perth, in 1990/91. The left-armer also became the f

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