SportThe AgeThe four balls that turned the Test, and saved captain Pat Cummins
Mitchell Starc took 6 wickets for 72 runs in a stunning late burst to drag Australia back into the first Test against South Africa.
Mitchell Starc’s devastating burst on the shadow of stumps not only saved his captain but also his team. A day in which Australia were behind from the moment Pat Cummins sent South Africa in to bat finished with honours shared after Starc’s match-turning four wickets in six balls.
Mitchell Starc took four wickets in six deliveries near stumps to rescue Australia after a tough day against South Africa in the Test.
Starc finished with 6-72, his 20th five-wicket haul in Tests, after South Africa had dominated at 0-158 before his late burst.
South Africa were bowled out for 329, a score Australia would have happily accepted after the visitors looked set for well over 400.
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