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A political Boon?

Chris Miller with his ‘Boon for PM’ sign.Chris Miller with his ‘Boon for PM’ sign.

DAVID Boon has been the toast of cricket lovers this summer and one Pakenham fan wants to take the adulation a step further.
Chris Miller believes ‘Boonie’, former champion Test player and now enjoying cult status thanks to the runaway success of a certain beer promotion, should be the next Prime Minister.
Chris, 14, put a sign up outside his Simon Drive home calling for the Tasmanian batsman to get the top job. It has been a talking point for residents and prompted many laughs from passersby.
A keen cricket fan, Chris said Boon would be a much better PM than John Howard. He is already a much better batsman.
“There’d be a public holiday every time a cricket match is on,” he said.
Who do you think would make a good PM? Email paul.dunlopstarnewsgroup.com.au

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