Will Mitchell Starc Break Mitchell Johnson’s Record for Most Wickets in Single Ashes Series?

Australian Cricket Team fast bowler Mitchell Starc has looked a class apart with the ball in the ongoing Ashes 2025-26 against the England Cricket Team. He has been the major reason behind the hosts sealing the series with two games still left.

Australia are leading the Ashes 2025-26 by a margin of 3-0. They won the opening game in Perth by 8 wickets and then followed it up with another 8-wicket win in the second match in Brisbane. The last game in Adelaide saw the hosts winning by 82 runs.

In all these games, Mitchell Starc stood tall for his team and troubled the opposition. Not only with the ball, but he has been excellent with the bat as well and has slammed important runs down the order for Australia.

Mitchell Starc Ashes Performance in 2025-26 Season

Mitchell Starc's Ashes’ performance this edition has been nothing short of exceptional. In the opening game of the series, he took the onus on himself in the absence of Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood and delivered yet again.

Starc took ten wickets in the match including a seven-fer in the first innings. He won the Player of the Match for his heroics and then carried on the same form in the next match as well, where he took another fifer to win the Player of the Match.

In the third test in the Ashes, Starc picked four wickets and helped Australia retain the Urn. Overall in the three games, he has taken 22 wickets and is the leading wicket-taker in the Ashes 2025-26 to go with two fifers in the series. With these performances, he has again established his credentials as one of the best Test bowlers of all time.

Will Mitchell Starc Break Mitchell Johnson’s Record for Most Wickets in Single Ashes Series?

With the way he is going in Ashes 2025-26, he can break Mitchell Johnson's record of most wickets in a single Ashes series. Mitchell Starc Mitchell Johnson used to bowl together for Australia when the latter was at the final stages of his career.

Johnson took 37 wickets in the 2013-14 Ashes, which is the most Ashes record wickets since 2010. Overall, the record of most wickets in Single Ashes series belongs to Jim Laker, who took 46 wickets in 1956. It remains to been if Starc crosses 40-wicket mark in the Ashes and joins the list of the best cricketers in the world. Here is the full list of players with most wickets in single Ashes series: