The Prime Minister’s XI is an invitational Australian cricket group chosen by the Australian Prime Minister, alongside nationwide selectors.
The match is historically an annual warm-up in opposition to a touring facet forward of a sequence Take a look at match.
Matches in opposition to the Prime Minister’s XI are held on the Manuka Oval in Canberra, and the group often consists of promising gamers out of grade cricket primarily based in Canberra, alongside state gamers.
An English facet final performed in opposition to the Prime Minister’s XI in February 2018, with England successful by 60 runs in a one-day recreation.
England Lions will play a two-day pink ball recreation in opposition to the Prime Minister’s XI on Saturday and Sunday this week.
The chance to ship members of Brendon McCullum’s England squad to play for the Lions was turned down, because it wasn’t identified on the time that the primary Ashes Take a look at in Perth would end three days sooner than scheduled.
Whereas the 12-man squad for the primary Take a look at have been omitted, tempo bowlers Josh Tongue and Matthew Potts, in addition to batter Jacob Bethell, will all function within the match.
It’s understood not one of the Take a look at squad in Perth requested to play within the recreation in opposition to the Prime Minister’s XI.
This weekend’s match is the fourth beneath present Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Below his tenure, the Prime Minister’s XI drew four-day matches with the West Indies in 2022 and Pakistan in 2023.
Final yr’s one-day recreation with India led to a six-wicket defeat.
