Ashes 2017/18: 5 Australian players to watch out for

#2 Mitchell Starc

Starc can rattle any opposition with his fiery pace and in-swinging yorkers

After coming back from injury, Mitchell Starc has fired a warning shot by picking up two hat-tricks in a Sheffield Shield game. Most experts have backed him to replicate Mitchell Johnson's hostile bowling from the 2013/14 series.

From eight Tests against England, Starc has picked up 29 wickets. Against all opponents on Australian soil, he has taken 74 wickets at an average of 29.98. Starc can be handy with the bat at times by adding crucial runs in the lower order. He already has nine half-centuries to his name.

England can expect some intimidating stuff from Starc. They may be in for a dose of rapid yorkers delivered from around the wicket with some reverse thrown in as well. Aside from demolishing the tail, Starc can also rattle the top order with the new-ball.