Mitchell Starc still remains a doubt for the Aussie side for
the Boxing Day Test. Jackson Bird is ready to step up for the 4th
Test if required.
Although the Kangaroos have already sealed the 5-match Test
series, winning all of the first three clashes, the absence of spearhead Starc
due to a bruised heel will surely be a big blow for the side.
Mitchell Starc, however, is yet to be ruled out officially
after suffering from a heel injury and was seen at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
without the help of any crutches as he stood helplessly and watched his
team-mates practice.
Starc’s peach of a delivery to knock the stumps of James
Vince in the Test was seen by many as the bowl of the century. The left-handed
pacer was already rated among the best bowlers in the world and that delivery
on just elevated his status even further.
As a result, he was perhaps raring to go in the MCG Test and
strike fear in the hearts of English men, but this injury could come in his way
to do that.