Mitchell Starc destroys Bangladesh, then gets a dinner bill reminder from wife Alyssa Healy

Mitchell Starc had just torn through Bangladesh's batting order, but the Australian fast bowler was about to face a challenge that had nothing to do with pace, swing or wickets.

Waiting for him at lunch was his wife, former Australia captain Alyssa Healy, microphone in hand and a rather familiar question ready.

After Starc's spectacular 6/12 had left Bangladesh bundled out for just 64 in Mackay, Healy turned the post-session interview into a playful domestic negotiation, reminding her husband that she had picked up the dinner bill the previous night.

'Who would have thought they'd stitch this one up? I paid for dinner last night. Does that mean it's now your turn?' Healy asked.

Starc's response was hardly the straightforward acceptance she may have been looking for. 'You're paid the bigger bucks than I am,' he replied.

And just like that, the conversation about one of the most destructive bowling spells of the day became a very relatable husband-wife exchange about who should pay for dinner.

The moment quickly caught the attention of cricket fans, with the easy chemistry between the two making the interview as entertaining as Starc's performance with the ball.

Starc had already made his presence felt emphatically. He claimed five wickets inside just 22 balls before returning after lunch to take the final Bangladesh wicket, finishing with six wickets for only 12 runs.

Bangladesh were dismissed for 64 as Australia produced a stunning response after their defeat in the first Test.

However, for a few moments during the lunch break, none of that seemed quite as important as the dinner bill.

Healy then moved the conversation back towards cricket, asking Starc about Australia's decision to bowl first.

The pacer explained that Australia wanted to make first use of a wicket that several Queenslanders had compared to the Gabba.

'Six in the first session, can't beat that,' Starc said, while admitting that there had been 'a little bit of anger' following Australia's poor performance in the previous Test.

The day's performance also gave Starc another reason to celebrate. His six-wicket haul took his World Test Championship tally to 230 wickets from 56 matches, moving him past teammates Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, who have 225 each.

He also moved to the top of the wicket-takers' list in the ongoing WTC 2025-27 cycle, with 54 wickets from 10 Tests, ahead of England's Josh Tongue on 53.

Still, after a morning of making Bangladesh batters miserable, Starc found himself dealing with a very different kind of pressure at lunch.

The good news? He had already done the hard part with the ball. The bad news? He may still have a dinner bill waiting for him.