Australia vs South Africa 2026: Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon send cricket stunning reminder

Australia's frontline bowling attack of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, and Nathan Lyon reunited to claim 17 of 20 South African wickets in the first Test at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban. The dominant performance took the quartet beyond 600 combined Test dismissals, providing an emphatic answer to concerns over injuries and aging that plagued them during the previous Australian summer.

Hazlewood led the way with career-best match figures of 6-49 following an injury-plagued year. Team management praised the bowlers' strict fitness regimens, professional buy-in to workload management, and personal camaraderie as key reasons why the veteran quartet continues to excel as Australia embarks on an extensive schedule across multiple international series.