Canberra, July 18 -- Few cricketers play 100 Tests for their country, fewer fast bowlers stay fit long enough to reach that milestone. And even fewer mark the occasion as memorably, and perhaps destructively, as Mitchell Starc did.
In Jamaica this week Starc made the pink ball talk and had the West Indies batting in disarray, claiming a five-wicket haul in just 15 balls, ending with career-best figures of 6/9 as West Indies were skittled for 27, the second-lowest total in Test history.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who has witnessed Starc's journey from the early days, heaped praise on his longevity and legacy, something he believed the left-arm pacer was always destined to achieve.
"He's really now stacking up an amazing caree...