Starc Spins South Africa into a Six‑For Whirlwind at Leeds

In Leeds, the hosts were 140‑0 at lunch before Mitchell Starc ripped through the South African line‑up, finishing with six wickets and bowing them out for 329 on day one of the third Test.

Starc’s spell turned what looked like a comfortable start into a traffic‑jam of dismissals, each wicket arriving like a sudden red light.

The Australian crowd, a sea of blue, roared as the scoreboard ticked down, the final wicket sealing a 329‑all‑out total.

The roller‑coaster day sets up a second‑day battle, with Australia needing to recover from the early wobble.