Overview

• Starc, 35, said stepping away keeps him fresh for an upcoming India Test tour, the Ashes and a tilt at the 2027 ODI World Cup.
• He finishes with 79 T20I wickets at an economy rate of 7.74, second overall for Australia behind spinner Adam Zampa.
• Cricket Australia chief selector George Bailey praised Starc’s impact, calling him pivotal to the 2021 T20 World Cup triumph and a proven game-breaker.
• Selectors are assessing options to fill the pace vacancy, with reports pointing to Ben Dwarshuis and Spencer Johnson as candidates ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
• He remains available for Tests, ODIs and domestic T20 leagues, as Australia names a new-look T20I squad for October’s New Zealand series with Pat Cummins unavailable and Nathan Ellis absent.