Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

DUTTON (—) (): I join the Prime Minister in celebrating what is a very, very proud day for our country. I don't want to get too excited just yet. It's only the first test. I've already had an exchange, like many Australians, with mates in the UK at the moment, so I don't want to go too hard too soon, but it was a remarkable test—as Jim Maxwell pointed out, I think, one for the ages. It was a remarkable event that took place out on that oval. The Bazball approach that the Brits have brought to their game really follows in the footsteps of what Australia has done for many, many years, and that has brought excitement back to the white-ball game.

The declaration, as the Prime Minister pointed out, set the game up for a remarkable outcome. I went to bed last night thinking it was going to be interrupted by rain and we would perhaps not see play on the fifth day. But I did wake up in the early hours of this morning and watched it until the last run was scored.

Prime Minister, I'm not sure—and I don't want to go into too much detail for the House!—about whether you were in bed or by the fireplace or where, but Kirilly was asleep beside me, so I had my phone on Fox on silent, so I couldn't—

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