Ashes 2017/18, 1st Test: Hits and misses

Hit: Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc, who broke Joe Root's helmet with a nasty bouncer this week, was at his fiercest self in Brisbane. The left-arm speedster showed no mercy towards England's struggling tail-enders as the tormented them with a barrage of bouncers.

Although the visitors themselves are to be blamed for their humiliating display on Day 4, Starc was also somewhat responsible for dismissing England on 195, leaving a modest target of 170 for Australia to win the series opener.

Starc and Pat Cummins blew away England's tail in the second innings, and the likes of Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes and Jonny Bairstow had no answer to Starc's bouncer treatment.

It was quite evident that Starc, who took six wickets in the match, was aiming to emulate the antics of his namesake - Mitchell Johnson - that blitzed England in 2013-14.