Starc introduced up the milestone via bowling Rassie van der Dussen for a duck with a hallmark in-swinging yorker that sliced in the course of the quantity 3’s bat and pad and despatched the Gabba crowd right into a frenzy sooner than lunch on day two.
The 32-year-old pointed to the group as he jogged down the pitch to be mobbed via his teammates.
Eleven years after his debut in opposition to New Zealand in Brisbane, Starc turned into the 7th Australian to take 300 scalps in Tests, becoming a member of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, teammate Nathan Lyon, Dennis Lillee and Mitchell Johnson.
“He just keeps impressing,” stated Cummins after Australia finished a six-wicket win over the Proteas in two days.
“The longevity to take 300 wickets in over 10 years — I think he just keeps going to a different level. You saw him (bowling) around the wicket, nipping the ball away. That’s a new skill for him. Absolute huge member of our team and he continues to get better and better.”
Starc completed with 5 wickets for the fit, together with the dismissal of Temba Bavuma for 38 within the first innings which broke a 98-run partnership with Kyle Verreynne and caused the Proteas’ cave in to be all out for 152.
Starc will have had his three hundredth wicket on day one when he had Kagiso Rabada hit directly to Travis Head however the Australia quantity 5 juggled then spilled the catch, drawing a groan from the group.
Starc stated Head was once the primary to congratulate him on Sunday after bowling Van der Dussen.
“Very cool, very privileged. I’ll reflect on it later but just nice to get a Test wicket,” added the bowler. “Obviously the last 18 months to two years have probably been some of the best test cricket I’ve played. So hopefully that can continue.”