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The Sydney Morning Herald: Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey expressed confidence that pacer Mitchell Starc will be fit to play in the fifth Test despite battling rib soreness during the Boxing Day Test, which Australia won by 184 runs.

Starc was battling rib and back soreness during the Boxing Day Test, and later underwent precautionary scans. The left-arm pacer sent down 131.2 overs in the four Tests against India.

“He’s one of the toughest cricketers I’ve played with. He’ll grimace, he’ll grab his ribs no doubt at times... But he’ll be ready for the contest," Carey told reporters on Wednesday as quoted by The Sydney Morning Herald.