"He's in a (protective) boot for three weeks and we'll start working from there. "So hopefully we can get him up for the (return) New Zealand series and the World T20 where he's ranked number one in the world. "He'll be very important for us in both series so we'll look forward to getting him back."


Craig McDermott

McDermott said it was "only a rest period (for Starc) at the moment", but that it was a wait and see situation. The series in New Zealand begins in February, with the World T20 in India the following month.

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McDermott said Starc, who has taken over as leader of the Australian pace attack following the retirement of Mitchell Johnson, had been bowling in pain for the past year. "For the last 12 months he's done a wonderful job. His bowling's improved every game and his stature as a bowler is growing in world cricket, now on the Test match side of it as well which is great to see," he said.