Overview
- Mitchell Starc claimed 6 for 71 to reach 418 Test wickets, moving past Wasim Akram to become the leading left‑arm fast bowler in Test history.
- The record fell with Harry Brook’s dismissal for Starc’s 415th wicket, and he finished the day as England closed on 325 for 9.
- Joe Root anchored England with 135 not out and shared an unbroken 61‑run last‑wicket stand with Jofra Archer, who struck a career‑best 32 not out.
- Starc led a reshaped Australian attack without injured Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, with Nathan Lyon omitted as Michael Neser came in.
- Wasim Akram congratulated Starc on X, and Starc downplayed comparisons by calling Akram the pinnacle of left‑arm pace.