Overview
- Lee, speaking to AAP, said the current core of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood has surpassed the McGrath–Warne era benchmark.
- Cummins and Lyon are set to rejoin Mitchell Starc for the Adelaide Test, with Hazlewood still sidelined and Scott Boland again the leading backup option.
- The quartet has combined for 389 Tests and 1,586 wickets, with three members past 300 Test wickets and Hazlewood at 295.
- Across 35 Tests played together, the four have a 22–9–4 record, and their 567 wickets in those matches are reported as a record.
- Cummins and Starc highlighted the attack’s complementary skills and noted changing Australian pitches that complicate direct comparisons across eras.