England were blown away on the third day at Melbourne as Australia bowled them out for 68 to secure an innings win and retain the urn.
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Hometown hero Scott Boland was the headline-grabber for Australia as he registered extraordinary figures of 6-7 on debut in front of a buoyant MCG crowd, but it was Mitchell Starc who kickstarted the rout with a gem of a delivery.
Starc – whose place in the side was under question by the likes of Shane Warne going into the series – produced a moment of magic to dismiss Ben Stokes early on the third morning.
Starc sent down a 90.4mph delivery that nipped back off the seam to beat Stokes through the gate and clean bowl England’s talismanic all-rounder.
On the Fox commentary, Warne exclaimed, “That’s an absolute ripper.”
You can watch the delivery below:
Another beauty from Mitchell Starc.#Ashes pic.twitter.com/Rq9hG5BDec
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) December 28, 2021
