On Day 2 of the 2025 Ashes first Test at Perth Stadium, veteran paceman Starc took a spectacular catch off his own bowling to dismiss Zak Crawley for 0 in England’s second innings, completing a pair after Starc had already claimed career-best figures of 7-58 in the first.
England had bowled Australia out for 132 after enforcing the follow-on, thanks to Ben Stokes’ fiery 5-23, but Starc’s intervention sparked a comeback, adding wickets of Harry Brook and Stokes to finish with 3-55 as England ended at 154 for 8.
Commentators called the catch freakish, highlighting Starc’s sharp reflexes at age 35 on a bouncy pitch favouring pace bowlers.
