Mitchell Starc dismissed Zak Crawley again (AFP)

Death, taxes and Mitchell Starc striking in the first over are inevitable! The Australian pacer struck again on his fifth ball of the opening over of the second innings to send back England’s Zak Crawley at the Perth Stadium on Friday.

Starc got Crawley caught and bowled, and what a stunning catch it was by the Aussie bowler to dismiss the English opener for the second time in the first Test between Australia and England for the Ashes.

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The delivery was fuller and on middle, sticking to the pitch slightly as Crawley drove a bit early, hitting the ball in the air back towards the bowler. Starc, in his follow-through, managed to get down and stretch out his left hand to grab it.

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