In turn the left-armer has led Australia’s attack in this Ashes through large periods without the rest of the big four, already the likely man of the series with 22 wickets at 17.04.
“I’ve certainly made decisions with my body in mind, with Tests always being a priority,” Starc said.
“That’s never changed for me.
“I’ll thoroughly enjoy sitting back in February and March (during the T20 World Cup).
“I’ve always tried to play as much cricket as I can. Certainly in summer I’ve always tried to play the five Tests or what it may be.”
2025-26 NRMA Insurance Men’s Ashes
First Test: Australia won by eight wickets
Second Test: Australia won by eight wickets
Third Test: Australia won by 82 runs
Fourth Test: December 26-30: MCG, Melbourne, 10:30am AEDT
Fifth Test: January 4-8: SCG, Sydney, 10:30am AEDT
Australia squad (third Test only): Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster
England squad: Ben Stokes (c), Harry Brook (vc), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Matthew Fisher, Will Jacks, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Josh Tongue
