Mitchell Starc Needs Five Wickets to Join Warne and McGrath in 400-Home-Wicket Club
Mitchell Starc is set to lead Australia's bowling in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh starting August 13, 2026, at Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin. He needs five wickets in the series to become the third Australian, after Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, to reach 400 international wickets on home soil across all formats. Starc has taken 395 wickets in 138 home matches. The record for most international wickets on home soil is held by Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan with 647 dismissals.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (66/100). Lens Score 30/100.
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AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (58–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 8 Aug, 02:02 pm. Other outlets followed.