Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc etched his name in the record books on the first day of the Brisbane Day-Night Test, becoming the highest wicket-taking left-arm pacer in Test cricket history. The milestone came as Joe Root anchored the English innings, scoring a determined ‘hundred’ – his 10th Test fifty on Australian soil.

​Record-Breaking Wicket ::

​Starc surpassed the legendary Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram’s tally of 414 Test wickets when he dismissed England’s attacking middle-order batsman Harry Brook (31 runs off 33 balls). Brook’s dismissal—a catch at slips while playing a drive—gave Starc his 415th Test wicket in his 102nd match (195th innings), eclipsing Akram’s record which was set over 104 Tests.

​England’s Innings Progress::

​England, who struggled early after losing two wickets for just 5 runs, staged a recovery largely thanks to a solid partnership between Zak Crawley and Joe Root.

Batsman Runs Balls status

Joe Root 68* N/A Batting

Zak Crawley 76 93 c Carey b Ness

Harry Brook 31 33 c slips b Starc

Ben Stokes 14* N/A Batting

At the end of the second session, England reached 196 for 4 in 47 overs.

​First Session Score: 98/2 (24 overs) ​Second Session Runs: 98 (23 overs) ​Wickets Lost in Second Session: Crawley and Brook

​Crawley’s ODI-style innings of 76 runs off 93 balls ended when he was caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey off Michael Ness, who claimed his first Test wicket in over three years.

​Joe Root, initially shaky, settled in to score his 10th fifty in Australia, remaining unbeaten on 68*. He then joined captain Ben Stokes (14*) to see off the second session, though Stokes was dropped at slip off Scott Boland late in the day.

​Brief Scores: England first innings: 196/4 (47 overs) (Root 68*, Crawley 76; Starc 3/36)