Mitchell Starc is open to helping spearhead an Ashes charge in 2027, with Australia desperate to win their first Test series in England in 26 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australian players spent Sunday night and Monday morning celebrating in Adelaide this summer’s dominant series win, with the 786.3 overs required to wrap up the urn the least of any Ashes series Down Under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The team will resume preparations for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG on Tuesday, with Starc among a cohort of players adamant the job is not yet complete with two matches remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Starc also insists he does not need resting and will play in Melbourne, with the injured Nathan Lyon and managed Pat Cummins expected to miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia’s Ashes retention means the side will hold the urn for a fifth straight series, after taking it back from England with their 4-0 success in 2017-18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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