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Starc compares Australia's daunting year to McIlroy's major sweep

Global Published 8 October 2026, 13:13 · archived 8 Oct 2026

Australia’s ageing test side face a defining year with tours of South Africa, India and England, and pace spearhead Mitchell Starc said winning all three ​series and retaining the one-day World Cup would be the equivalent ‌of Rory McIlroy winning golf’s four majors in a single season. Australia begin the daunting 12-month stretch with a three-test series against South Africa in Durban on Friday, before tours of India and ​England next year and the defence of their 2023 ODI World Cup ​title. Having not won a test series in England since 2001, India ⁠since 2004 and South Africa since 2014, the A...

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