SYDNEY : Mitchell Starc took out the right stump of Rory Burns to give Australia the perfect start to the Ashes series on Wednesday, also handing England a Gabba moment to rank alongside Steve Harmison's opening delivery of the 2006/7 series.
It was vindication for left-arm paceman Starc after his place in Australia's much-vaunted pace attack was called into question in the run-up to the series. In 1936, Australia's Ernie McCormick had Stan Worthington caught behind at the same ground to give Don Bradman the best possible start to his first match as captain.
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