22-12-2017 22:00 via theguardian.com

No rest for the wickedly fast: Mitchell Starc loth to miss Boxing Day Test

The fast bowler’s existence is a tenuous one and Australia’s fastest won’t want to risk missing out in MelbourneYou would have to chloroform Mitchell Starc to stop him playing in the Boxing Day Test. Admittedly, when you look into the eyes of Cricket Australia fixer Pat Howard, you can see him pulling off a Breaking Bad move with a metal post and a bike lock. Whatever it takes. But as long as Starc doesn’t find himself confined to a cellar, he’ll be at the MCG unles
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