New West Coast assistant coach Mitch Duncan has been welcomed into the inner sanctum of the Australian camp, just a day out from the opening Test of The Ashes.

Wearing Cricket Australia-issued gear, the recently-retired Duncan observed the Australians going through their final preparations at the Optus Stadium nets ahead of the start of the series at the venue on Friday.

Duncan was drafted out of East Fremantle by Geelong in 2009 and went on to play 305 games for the Cats, winning premierships in 2011 and 2022.

After retiring this year, he returned to WA and signed on with the Eagles as their backline coach.

Australian coach Andrew McDonald is a board member at Duncan’s former club Geelong.

The Australian cricket team has welcomed coaches from the football fraternity in the past, with

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