Watch: Rishi Sunak's "Sandpaper" Retort As Australian PM Brings Up Jonny Bairstow Dismissal In Meet
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The Prime Ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom met each other. The two political leaders also engaged in a hilarious Ashes banter during the meet.
The Ashes rivalry between Austrlian and England cricket teams have climbed new levels, with the Prime Ministers of the two countries getting involved in banter. The two leaders of their respective countries were involved in a light-hearted crosstalk after the controversial Jonny Bairstow dismissal in the Lord's Test. While most of the banter remained on social media after the conclusion of the Lord's Test, the two political leaders decided to take matters one step ahead as they both met on Tuesday. And of course we discussed the #Ashes pic.twitter.com/FeKESkb062
In a video shared by the Austrlaian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, he and his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak poked fun at each other as they spoke about the ongoing Ashes.
"I caught up with Prime Minister @RishiSunak to discuss progress with AUKUS, technology transfer, and economic challenges, as well as the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement."
"And of course, we discussed the #Ashes."
