The Fox Cricket's commentary box is usually a sacrosanct area, reserved only for pundits, broadcasters, cricketing legends and television crews. Unless you hold a special pass, access to the commentary box is almost impossible, unless, of course, you are an Australian Prime Minister. 'Johnny Howard just wandered into commentary when you guys were all live,' Fox Cricket broadcaster Mark Howard said to Kerry O'Keefe. Former England skipper Michael Vaughan, who was in the commentary box at the time Howard arrived, later admitted that the ex-Prime Minister was: 'My drinking partner in 2003. 'We won a Test match here [the SCG].

Source: Daily Mail January 04, 2026 13:42 UTC