Michael Neser described Mitchell Starc as “the greatest lefty of all time” after the 35-year-old top-scored for Australia as they took a first-innings lead of 177 and then helped bowl his side to the verge of victory in the second Ashes Test .

At stumps England were 134 for six in their second innings, 43 behind Australia’s first-innings total of 511, with none of their partnerships lasting nearly as long, or scoring nearly as much, as Starc’s with his fellow bowler Scott Boland earlier in the day. They scored 75 off 164 balls, with Starc ending on 77. Mitchell Starc’s bat-and-ball double whammy at dusk propels Australia into the light | Geoff Lemon Read more

“He’s a special player. He doesn’t like to admit it but he is the GOAT, the greatest lefty of all time,” said Neser, who lik

See Full Page