Mitchell Starc will do a big feat in Melbourne! There is a chance to become the number 1 bowler in the Boxing Day Test.

Ashes 2025-26: The Australian team continued its excellent performance in the Ashes 2025-26 and also won the third Test match played in Adelaide. With this victory, Australia has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series and has also succeeded in retaining the Ashes trophy. Now the next match of the series between the two teams will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26 December on the occasion of Boxing Day.

Australia eyes clean sweep

After gaining a decisive lead in the series, the Australian team is now eyeing a clean sweep of England by winning the remaining two matches. The role of Australia’s fast bowlers is going to be important in achieving this target. Especially a match-winning performance is once again expected from Mitchell Starc, who has bowled brilliantly in the first three Tests.

Historic opportunity in front of Stark

Mitchell Starc will have a golden opportunity to perform a big feat in the Boxing Day Test. He is very close to becoming the bowler with the highest wicket taker in the history of the World Test Championship. So far in the history of the WTC, only three bowlers have managed to take 200 or more wickets, which include Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc.

WTC wicket list status

Currently, Nathan Lyon is at first place in the list of bowlers taking most wickets in WTC with 224 wickets. Australian captain Pat Cummins is at second place with 221 wickets, while Mitchell Starc is at third place with 213 wickets. The special thing is that both Cummins and Lyon have already been out of the Boxing Day Test, due to which Starc has a great opportunity to overtake them and become number one.

Stark’s dominance in the series so far

Mitchell Starc’s performance in the Ashes 2025-26 has been extremely impressive. So far, he has bowled 95.5 overs in three Test matches and taken a total of 22 wickets at an excellent average of 17.05. During this period, Starc has also achieved the feat of taking five wickets in an innings twice. At present he remains the bowler taking the most wickets in the series.

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Looking at Starc’s current form, it would not be wrong to say that it does not seem difficult for him to become the bowler taking the highest wicket in the WTC. In the Boxing Day Test, all eyes will be on Mitchell Starc to see whether he can make this big record in his name or not.