Starc's success with Ben Stokes is well known and he's gone up a gear in this over, moving it away from the skipper just enough to trouble him badly. Now Steve Smith has agreed to kick a possible outside edge up to the third umpire for a ruling after he was given not out on the field. Snicko shows a noise and it can't be the bad hitting the pad, but after the drama in Adelaide, that's not exactly a sure-fire indicator that Stokes nicked it. Some of the Aussies behind the stumps were a little slow to appeal and Carey looked confident, but not ecstatic when he caught it. No matter - Stokes is gone!

Source: Daily Mail January 04, 2026 22:22 UTC