"A Proven Champion Of Australian Cricket": Alex Carey Praises Mitchell Starc Following Adelaide Win

Following Australia's 10 wicket win in the second Adelaide Test against India, Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey heaped praises on pacer Mitchell Starc, whose six-wicket haul in first innings set the tone for a win, calling him a "proven champion of Australian cricket. He also praised explosive batter Travis Head's "consistency in his methods". Starc's six-wicket haul established his supremacy in pink-ball Tests while Head continued to be a headache for India as his counter-attacking was the final nail in the coffin for India, who succumbed to a 10-wicket loss in the Adelaide pink-ball Test after the highs of a 295-run win at Perth in the first Test. The series is now level at 1-1.

Speaking in the post-match presentation, Carey said, "A great result, what a place it is to play cricket it is, a beautiful venue. To call it our home venue, Travis and I and Nathan now, a fantastic win. (On Starc) He is a proven champion of Australian cricket, not just with the red ball, he is probably the greatest pink ball bowler. He has been fantastic again. he bowled really well in Perth and got the rewards this week. (On Head) He has really found his straps over the last couple of years, he is just so consistent in his methods. We love watching it, chaotic at times, but it comes off quite often than not. He plays his best when it's the hardest situation to come out and bat. Marnus and Nathan really set it up and Trav took the game away from India."

With this six-wicket haul and two more wickets in the second innings, Starc now has 74 wickets in 13 pink-ball Tests at an average of just over 18, with best figures of 6/48 and four five-wicket hauls. He is the highest wicket-taker in pink-ball Test cricket, with his closest