Mitchell Starc eyes second WTC title, calls Lord’s final special opportunity

Mitchell Starc said the WTC final against South Africa at Lord’s is a special chance to win the title again. He highlighted Australia’s journey, the threat of key Proteas batters, and how team preparation remains focused and disciplined.

Hyderabad: Australian pace ace Mitchell Starc said that it would be a chance to go back-to-back and that the World Test Championship (final against South Africa from June 11 at Lord’s) might still be a relatively new format, but for them, it had been a significant journey.

“We missed out on the final in the first cycle, and were fortunate to win it the second time around. Now, with a core group of players from the 2023 final still together, to have this opportunity again — and at Lord’s — is really special,” Starc said in conversation with Star Sports.

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“. Winning the Mace for a second time would be a huge reward for everything this group has worked towards over the years,” he said.

“Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma have played a fair bit of Test cricket. We didn’t see Aiden in the last series in Australia, so we’ve spoken a little about him — he’s obviously been an important part of
South Africa’s batting line-up,” the great fast bowler said

“ There are also some lesser-experienced players who’ve still had some Test exposure, but a few of them we haven’t faced yet in this format. So over the next few days, we’ll discuss them — what we can pick up,
what we observe, and how they approach the game. But for now, our preparation is focused on what we want to do,” Starc said.