Australia's bowling quartet reach historic 600 wickets together

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 19:03 · Archive

Australia's four leading bowlers reached 600 Test wickets in matches played together for the first time, during a 214-run win over South Africa.

Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood became the first quartet of Test bowlers to each reach 300 wickets and the only four to accumulate 600 wickets together in matches they played alongside one another.

The milestone came during Australia's 214-run win over South Africa. Hazlewood took a career-best 6-49 in the fourth innings, with the quartet now occupying second, fourth, sixth and eighth positions on Australia's all-time wicket-taker lists.

Cummins said the bowlers are treasuring their remaining time together, describing them as invaluable for Australia's aims over the next 12 months. He praised Hazlewood's skilfulness with both the new ball and the reversing ball, and noted that both Hazlewood and Starc exemplify a willingness to bowl whenever needed. Hazlewood has rebounded from injury troubles to take 67 wickets at 14.83 over three years, whilst Lyon stated he felt as good as ever after recovering from a hamstring tear sustained last summer. Cummins himself reached bowling speeds of 147km/h in Durban.

How it is being reported

• Record-breaking bowlers relishing it while they canAustralia need their big four bowlers fit and firing to achieve what they want to over the next 12 months. And the early signs are good in South Africa.Perth Now · 13 Oct, 18:38
• Record-breaking bowlers relishing it while they canAustralia need their big four bowlers fit and firing to achieve what they want to over the next 12 months. And the early signs are good in South Africa.The West Australian · 13 Oct, 18:38

In this story: Australia · Pat Cummins · Nathan Lyon · Mitchell Starc · Josh Hazlewood · Matt Renshaw · South Africa

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