A new documentary about the men's cricket team reveals how Scott Morrison, while he was prime minister, added Test captain Pat Cummins to a private WhatsApp group called “The Legends”
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For Cummins, the advent of the group was something of a surprise, and also a source of some unease since the group he was in with fellow Australian bowlers including Starc and Josh Hazlewood had the same name.Getty Images Asked whether Morrison wanted any advice on areas like childcare, immigration or foreign policy, Cummins laughed. “Well, they never asked!” he said., including a preference for Cricket Australia to choose a different kind of team sponsor once the deal with Alinta expires. Athletes are often called to “keep politics out of sport”.
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