Sydney, Jan. 8 -- Australian seamer Mitchell Starc joined an illustrious club of bowlers picking 30 or more wickets in an Ashes series this century, according to cricket.com.au.

The veteran pacer joined the elite list during the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Thursday.

In the five-match series, the left-arm pacer scalped 31 wickets in 10 innings at a superb average of 19.93, along with two five-wicket hauls.

Starc, who finished as the highest wicket-taker, played a crucial role in Australia's 4-1 Ashes victory over the Ben Stokes-led England. Starc took the responsibility in the absence of veteran pacers Pat Cummins, who played the Adelaide Test, and Josh Hazlewood, who was ruled ou...