Cricket great Alyssa Healy is caught up in HUGE TV commentary furore over her husband Mitchell Starc
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Cricket fans have leapt to the defence of Aussie captain Alyssa Healy after she was accused of a shocking conflict of interest when she provided colour commentary on the Boxing Day Test. The 34-year-old was hit with the controversial take because she spoke about her husband Mitch Starc's performance against India at the MCG, where he was playing a starring role in the roller-coaster match.
![[Cricket fans leapt to Healy's defence after she started trending on the social media platform X for all the wrong reasons]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/29/23/93569479-14234707-image-a-20_1735516780830.jpg)
News Corp journalist Ronny Lerner was widely condemned for his take on her commentary as he wrote on X: 'There have been plenty of unsavoury conflicts of interest in AFL commentary which have been rightly criticised over the years. Alyssa Healy commentating her husband is right up there as one of the worst in any sport.'.
![[Healy (pictured holding trophies after Australia's ODI series win over New Zealand earlier this month) provided colour on Fox Sports's broadcast]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/00/93570843-14234707-image-a-21_1735516850151.jpg)
That drew strong responses from hundreds of Australians, with the vast majority blasting Lerner. 'She's there as the captain of the women's team not as a wife. this is a very bad take. She has more cricket experience and knowledge than James brayshaw and several others in the [commentary] box, and again is the Australian captain!' one cricket fan pointed out in reply.
![[Many Aussies were quick to point out that Healy appeared on the coverage because she's one of the greatest cricketers Australia has produced - not because she's married to Starc]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/00/93570051-14234707-image-a-22_1735516856568.jpg)
'Yes, because a woman is defined by who she is married to rather than her own achievements.. you know, as the Captain of the women's Australian Cricket team,' another added. Aussie skipper Alyssa Healy (left) has been accused of a huge conflict of interest because she commentated on the Boxing Day Test while her husband Mitchell Starc (right) was playing.
