Mitchell Starc AUS vs ENG Pink Ball Day Night Test: The second match of the Ashes series between Australia and England is being played with pink ball at Gabba from today i.e. December 4, 2025. In this match, Australia’s legendary fast bowler Mitchell Starc has created history. In the very first over of the day-night Test match being played with pink ball, Starc clean bowled England’s opener Ben Duckett at the score of 0, then in his second over he also bowled out vice-captain Ollie Pope without opening the account.

Who won the toss in the pink ball test?

In the Brisbane Test, England’s decision to bat first after winning the toss proved wrong. In this match, Australia took the lead in the match by giving initial shocks to England. England’s score in the first three overs was 2/5, the main reason for which was the stormy fast bowler Mitchell Starc.

Mitchell Starc created history

Mitchell Starc has taken the maximum number of 83 wickets in the Pink Ball Test. As soon as England took the first two wickets, Starc accomplished a big feat and became the first player in the world to take 20 wickets against any team with the pink ball.

• 20 – Mitchell Starc vs England (6 innings)
• 17 – Mitchell Starc vs West Indies (6 innings)
• 16- Shamar Joseph vs Australia (4 innings)
• 16 – Alzarri Joseph vs Australia (6 innings)

Mitchell Starc equals Wasim Akram’s record

Mitchell Starc has equaled Pakistan’s legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram in the list of left-arm fast bowlers who have taken the most wickets in Test cricket. This record was earlier in the name of Wasim Akram. In Test cricket, Akram took 414 wickets in 104 Test matches at an average of 23.62, while Starc touched the figure of 414 in his 102nd Test itself, in which his average is 26.52. At third place is Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka, who has taken 355 wickets in 111 Tests. While New Zealand’s Trent Boult is at fourth place with 317 wickets in 78 matches, India’s Zaheer Khan is in the top-5 list with 311 wickets after playing 92 Test matches.

Bowler taking most wickets in first over

Starc has taken wickets for the third consecutive time in the first over of the current Ashes series. The first match of the Ashes series was played in Parth, in which Jack Crawley was out for zero in the first over of both the innings. Starc is already on top in terms of taking most wickets in the first over of a Test match. In the history of Test cricket, Starc has so far taken 26 wickets in the first over. After him in this list, James Anderson is at third place with 19 wickets and Kemar Roach is at third place with 10 wickets.

The Ashes Series 2025-26: The 5-match Ashes series between Australia and England is being played in Australia. The host team, which won the Perth match, has suffered a big setback before the Brisbane Test. Australian captain Pat Cummins was expected to return in the second match, but Cummins is out of this match also due to injury. In the second match of this Ashes series also, the team will be captained by veteran batsman Steve Smith.

Team announced for Brisbane Test

Australia has announced the team for the Brisbane Test a week in advance. Captain Pat Cummins has also been ruled out of the second test against England. The Australian team has not made any changes in its team for the second match of the Ashes 2025-26 series. The first match of this series was over in just two days. While batting first, the entire England team was all out after scoring 172 runs, after which England bowled out Australia for 132 runs. After gaining a lead of 40 runs in the first innings, England was able to score 164 runs in the second innings and gave Australia a target of only 205 runs. Which the Kangaroo team chased at the loss of only 2 wickets. Travis Head played an important role in this victory by scoring a stormy century.

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Apart from Cummins, two more players were out

Apart from Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott and Josh Hazlewood have also been ruled out of the Brisbane Test. Both these players also had to stay out of the first test due to injury. The second match of the Ashes series will start from December 4 and Test captain Pat Cummins will travel with the team to speed up his recovery process.

Australian team for Brisbane Test:

Steve Smith (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Bo Webster.