MITCHELL STARC has been hiding an Ashes secret – he’s using his wife’s bat!
Fast bowler Starc, 33, is married to Australia women’s captain Alyssa Healy and says he prefers her bat because it is lighter.
He nabbed one of Healy’s willows last winter while she was away on tour.
Starc had a tidy innings of 41 in the World Test Championship final victory over India at The Oval last month but has a top score of just 16 in four innings in these Ashes.
Cricket bats used by women have the same dimensions but tend to be lighter.