Although not as humiliating as the two-day loss in the first Test in Perth, England were comprehensively outplayed in Brisbane in every department.

While Gallants defended stoutly, they lacked the attacking power to seek an equaliser.

The top two teams in each group advance to the last 32, joined by the eight best third-placed teams.

Norris is locked in a three-way scrap for the 2025 drivers' crown with Red Bull's Max Verstappen and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.

Despite trumping Akram, Starc described the Pakistan great as the "pinnacle".