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Melbourne, Sep 20.<\/strong> Australia's Peter Siddle and Dan Christian have been appointed as the first ever co-captains of the Prime Minister's XI for their upcoming one-off T20 fixture against Sri Lanka at Canberra's Manuka Oval on October 24.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Cricket Australia (CA), in a media release, stated that the appointment has been confirmed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Cricket Australia's national selection panel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Morrison said that while naming co-captains was a break from the Prime Minister's XI tradition, both players would be outstanding representatives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Peter and Dan have not only been outstanding cricketers over a number of years, they have also been ambassadors and leaders of the game domestically and overseas," the Prime Minister said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I want to thank Peter and Dan for taking on the role of co-captains so that they can mentor the younger members of the squad who will likely be a mix of players on the cusp of selection at state or international level."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Over the coming weeks, Peter and Dan will assist me in finalising our squad to take on Sri Lanka at Manuka Oval next month."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"After the victory over South Africa last year, I'm confident we can record consecutive victories for the first time since 2006."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

CA national talent manager Greg Chappell said both players were well deserving of the honour to captain the Prime Minister's XI.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Dan has a wealth of leadership experience at domestic level both at home and abroad while Peter has displayed exceptional leadership qualities both on and off the field throughout his career," Chappell said.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2019\/09\/cricket.jpg", "alt_img": "Australia: In a first, co-captains to lead Prime Minister's XI Images", "alt_title": "Australia: In a first, co-captains to lead Prime Minister's XI", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Australia: In a first, co-captains to lead Prime Minister's XI On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Melbourne, Sep 20. Australia's Peter Siddle and Dan Christian have been appointed as the first ever co-captains of the Prime Minister's XI for their upcoming one-off T20 fixture against Sri La", "seo_keywords": "Peter Siddle", "tag": "", "tagging": "Peter Siddle,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "australia-in-a-first-co-captains-to-lead-prime-ministers-xi", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1137", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2019-09-20 13:50:18", "updated": "2019-09-20 13:50:18", "img_from": "Twitter", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2019-09-20 13:50:18", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2019-09-20 13:50:18", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/australia-in-a-first-co-captains-to-lead-prime-ministers-xi-52059" }