Australia Lethal Trio: Hailing from different lanes, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood have quickly become one of the most potent and complete combinations in cricket as a pace attack. They shared new balls for the first time in 2017 after injuries and have since formed the nucleus of Australia’s Test success. At 25.33 and 49.5, with 396 wickets in 62 Tests, this trio can be rated as the best bowling trios in all Test history.
Mitchell Starc: The Aggressor
Some of the steam has leaked out, but he has cleaned up his trade a great deal with tighter balls and subtle variations. His toe-crushers are unplayable, especially to left-handers around the wicket. However a walker with the pink ball (65 wickets at 18.03), Starc’s ability to bowl match-changing spells makes him such an asset. Josh Hazlewood: The Metronome Dubbed the “set-up master,” Hazlewood mixes height, accuracy, and flexibility to fluster batsmen under any conditions.
Quite often being compared with Glenn McGrath, Hazlewood is faster and as relentless too, and he is a multidimensional threat.He swings the ball like Anderson, seams it like Rabada, and matches Bumrah’s hostility.His old-school method usually entangles batsmen in complex webs, as he demonstrated with Rachin Ravindra’s dismissal at Christchurch, where he used steady lines to force an error.
Pat Cummins:
The Game-Changer Showing an exquisite combination of aggression and control, few form part of the same league as the pack leader Cummins, who stands out in this trio for his capacity to deliver wickets in the final hora of crunch time-the most reliable game-breaker in this trio.
He has consistently troubled greats like Virat Kohli, Joe Root, and Cheteshwar Pujara with his ability to extract sharp bounce from dead tracks and good ability to find edges.
As a captain, Cummins has done his responsibilities neatly, keeping at an elite level of performance and guiding his team tactically. What makes this triad unique is their camaraderie and mutual support. A cycle of relentless challenges for the batsmen: Starc’s aggressive opening bursts, Hazlewood’s disciplined pressure, and Cummins’ game-turning strikes create a cycle of relentless challenges for the batsmen. As Cummins says, “We make up for it among ourselves, so if one of us has an off day, the other two step up, so it’s a very consistent team effort.”
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A Legacy in the Making With all three bowlers now in their 30s
This Border-Gavaskar Trophy series may be one of their last together at peak form. Despite their impressive resume—featuring World Cups, Ashes triumphs, and numerous series wins—conquering India remains a goal. With unmatched skills, deep camaraderie, and a hunger for success, the Starc-Cummins-Hazlewood trio aims to leave an indelible mark on cricket history.
