Mitchell Starc on prioritising Tests: I’ve sacrificed a while to spend extra time with Alyssa Healy

Australia quick bowler Mitchell Starc stated that he has sacrificed a while from Test cricket to spend extra time together with his spouse and Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy.

New Delhi ,UPDATED: Dec 18, 2022 13:09 IST

Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healy tied the knot in 2016. (Credits: Instagram/Starc)

By India Today Web Desk: Australia quick bowler Mitchell Starc and wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy are one of the cherished {couples} within the cricketing fraternity. The pair by no means fail to take a while out and assist one another in necessary matches.

Starc stated that he has sacrificed a while of his Test profession to spend extra time with Healy. Starc and Healy, who’re childhood pals, bought married in 2016. The quick bowler lately attended Australia girls’s closing match towards England on the 2022 ODI World Cup in New Zealand.

When requested whether or not he has priortised Tests, Starc stated: “I might have not prioritised it, I have sacrificed some time to spend more time with Alyssa.”

Starc took his three hundredth Test wicket on Day 2 of the primary Test towards South Africa in Brisbane on Sunday. Australia wrapped up the match on the second day after defeating the Proteas by six wickets.

Australia restricted South Africa to 152 earlier than placing up 218 within the first innings. In a stunning second innings, Australia bundled out South Africa for simply 99, because of Pat Cummins, who accomplished a five-wicket haul, and Starc and Scott Boland, who took two wickets every.

Chasing the goal of 34, Australia made a multitude of the run chase by shedding 4 wickets. Eventually, the hosts gained the match within the eighth over.

“I am not sure if I have ever played a two-day Test. It was very interesting to say the least,” Starc informed the broadcaster after the match. “I have enjoyed my cricket and have been consistent in the last two years.”

“I can believe it because it is two great bowling attacks going at each other. I think it is bowling attacks,” Starc on ending match on the second day. “I have always said it is best when there is a contest between bat and ball. (Travis) Head was the difference, you see the scorecard and find out that was the case.”

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Dec 18, 2022