Marnus Labuschagne is expected to take Usman Khawaja Khawaja's No. 3 position in the batting order with Steve Smith to slot back into his customary No. 4.
Ricky Ponting feels that Mitchell Starc's fast reverse swinging deliveries could have been lethal against Ben Stokes and Jack Leach in Leeds.
Mitchell Starc has turned to 'Game of Thrones' to push his case for the Headingley Test after sitting out the first two games of the Ashes series.
Speaking about James Pattinson's return and the spells he bowled in the opening Test match, Starc said that he was really pleased to see Pattinson return after injuries put a serious doubt on his career.
Steve Smith will take on David Warner, while the latter will be up against Nathan Lyon for a pre-Ashes trial match in Southampton.
Mitchell Starc finished with 27 wickets from 10 games with an average of 18.59 and best figures of 5/26 and two five-wicket hauls.
Mitchell Starc overtook Glenn McGrath to become the highest wicket-taker in a single World Cup edition in the ongoing semifinal between Australia and England.
Starc has made it clear that the team means business and that their show against India in the group stage shouldn't be taken too seriously as the boys were only still getting warmed-up.
Australia's only loss in the World Cup has come at the hands of India, who defeated the five-time champions by 36 runs.
Australia became the first side to book a semifinal berth in the World Cup but team's pace spearhead Mitchell Starc said the defending champions can't afford to take their foot off the gas.
Mitchell Starc entered the Lord's Cricket Ground with 15 wickets under his belt and left with 19 wickets in the World Cup after grabbing three wickets against England.
Australia's fourth win from five matches lifted it above New Zealand and England to lead the tournament halfway through its group stage matches.
David Warner returned to form with a brilliant century, and Pat Cummins and pace duo of Mitchell Starc shined with the ball to secure a third victory for Australia in World Cup 2019.
Starc himself delivered the coup de grace, claiming the first five-wicket haul of the tournament to derail West Indies' pursuit of 289 in Nottingham.
Mitchell Starc became the first bowler to take five wickets in the current edition of the World Cup.
Mitchell Starc took five wickets, while Steve Smith and Nathan Coulter-Nile made valuable contributions with the bat as Australia held Windies to register their second win of World Cup 2019.
Australia may have had a year to forget in 2018, but the side picked the form as the World Cup inched closer. With Steve Smith and David Warner back in the team, Australia are a force to reckon with.
While it is obvious that batsmen will find it relatively easy to score runs, the fielding captains will be looking at their strike bowlers to bring in new variety to outsmart the batsmen.
Starc filed a lawsuit in the Victorian County Court last week against the insurers of his lucrative deal to play for KKR.
Australian media reports on Friday revealed the breadth of the fracture between Warner and his teammates immediately after the ball-tampering scandal.
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