Australia had Bruce Reid and Mitchell Johnson, but Starc is the best of the lot’ – David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd | Cricket News
Pat Cummins happily took up drinks duty, donning the orange vest as England crawled in their second innings to set Australia a target of 65 – and shared a chuckle with Mitchell Srarc who had put the hone team in a commanding position at Gabba. Starc had 2 more to add to his first innings 5 including snaring Joe Root, and had also top-scored with 77 for Australia, who were well on their way to a 2-0 lead, needing 26 more post Dinner break. While comparisons with Wasim Akram have abounded, Starc is also headed into Ashes star Mitchell Johnson category. He hasc18 wickets from two Tests, while his older namesake had 37 in thee 2014 decimation of England. It got former England batter and coach David Bumble Lloyd saying he would rate Starc highest among Aussies. “If I’m ever asked to pick a World XI of players I’ve seen or played with and against, I always select Wasim first and go from there,” Lloyd told Athletic / NYT. “I start with him at No …






