ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Scott Boland of the VIC Bushrangers bowls during day 3 of the Sheffield Shield Final match between South Australia and Victoria at Gliderol Stadium on March 28, 2016 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)
Formerly dashed plans to field an all-Indigenous side for the Prime Minster's XI could be revived for the future.
The concept was raised three years ago before ex-Australian leader Scott Morrison reportedly expressed a hesitancy to give the idea the green light.
Plans to field an all-Indigenous XI could be rekindled under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who like Morrison, is set to have a hands-on appearance for his XI's clash with the West Indies next month.
Albanese will be part of the selection process for the Prime Minister's XI, and could even run drinks for the match at Manuka Oval on November 23.
“We're looking forward to having him (Albanese) in and around the team and touching on that, I think it's going to be a great experience for the players to experience this fixture because of the history involved," Prime Minister's XI coach Andre Borovec told News Corp.
“Anthony is more than welcome to even throw some balls if he wants to.”
Indigenous cricketers Faith Thomas (1958), Jason Gillespie (1996), Ashleigh Gardner (2019) and Scott Boland (2021) have all represented Australia at Test level, while Dan Christian and D'Arcy Short have featured internationally in the white-ball formats.