New Delhi . Mitchell Starc took the first wicket for his team in the Ashes Series 2025-26 and he also got the last wicket. Mitchell Starc took a total of 31 wickets in the Ashes and during this time he made a huge record. Mitchell Starc has broken the record of his compatriot Mitchell Johnson for dangerous bowling in the Ashes series. No other bowler who has taken 30 or more wickets in an Ashes series has a better strike rate than Mitchell Starc.

Left arm pacer Mitchell Starc remained fully fit and played in all five matches of the Ashes series and managed to take a total of 31 wickets in the Ashes series 2024-25. His strike rate was 29.6, which is the best among bowlers who have taken more than 30 wickets in an Ashes series. No other bowler has had a strike rate of less than 30 in a single series in Ashes series history. Now Mitchell Johnson has slipped to second place, who was at the top for the last 12 years. Johnson took 37 wickets at a strike rate of 30.5 in the 2013–14 Ashes series.

At third place in the list is Wilfred Rhodes, who took a total of 31 wickets in the 1903-04 Ashes series at a strike rate of 33.2. At fourth place is Glenn McGrath, who took 32 wickets at a strike rate of 36.4 in the 2001 Ashes series and at fifth place is Jim Laker in 1956, who took 46 wickets at an average of 37. In the same series, Jim Laker also took 10 wickets in an innings. Apart from this, Mitchell Starc has become the 5th bowler since 2000 to take more than 30 wickets in the Ashes series. Shane Warne has done this feat twice and Mitchell Johnson and Glenn McGrath once each, while Mitchell Starc is new in this list.

Best strike-rate (at least 30 wickets) in an Ashes series