Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins Unhappy With South African Batters Backing Up | Cricket News
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Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc on Thursday made his displeasure known to South African batter Theunis de Bruyn for backing up at the non-striker's end during the second innings of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The 32-year-old Australian quick, after jokingly telling de Bruyn that he was "half way down Punt Road", became more strident later, warning the Proteas top-order batter that if he continued to leave the crease, he would be forced to 'Mankad' him."I had a word with him (De Bruyn) last night (Wednesday) because he was doing it yesterday. And then he was half way down Punt Road when I was stopped," Starc said on Fox Cricket after the hosts wound up the Test inside four days, inflicting an innings and 182-run defeat on Dean Elgar's side.De Bruyn wa...