LONDON - Mitchell Starc is due to play in the final Ashes Test at The Oval. That is based not on confirmation from the selectors, just the prevailing trend. Since the start of the tour of India earlier this year, Starc has alternated: in for Chennai, out for Hyderabad, in for Mohali, out for Delhi, in for Trent Bridge, out for Lord's, in for Old Trafford, out for Durham. In for The Oval just makes sense. "It would be nice to get a few games back-to-back and get that rhythm," Starc said after Australia's tour match in Northampton against the England Lions. "To have a chance at that consistency that everyone talks about [would be good] - 'you've got to be more consistent,' - well it's a bit hard when you play one game and you're dropped." –Agencies