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Cricket Australia will part ways with major sponsor Alinta Energy at the end of this summer, but captain and climate activist Pat Cummins has denied having ...

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Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has raised eyebrows after protesting sponsorship by a power company while supporting a Chinese solar panel brand that ...

When we're getting money, whether it's programs for junior cricket, grassroots, things for fans around Australia, I feel a real responsibility that with that, we're doing on balance what is the right thing.' 'I think the most obvious, front-of-mind things you can see is who we partner with. Nationals senator Matt Canavan (above) said Cummins is trying to 'turn cricket into the morality police' by protesting sponsorship from a coal power company Nationals senator Matt Canavan called out Pat Cummins for supporting Chinese solar power companies that use Uyghur 'slave' labour (pictured, Cummins posing for the campaign) - The senator called of a solar power campaign featuring Cummins in February FINE: Pat Cummins under fire for supporting CHINESE solar panel company linked to the use of forced labour - after he declared he was 'morally opposed' to Aussie energy company

Cricket Australia denies that captain Pat Cummins influenced a decision to end a lucrative sponsorship deal with power company Alinta Energy.

Heavy restrictions on freedom of expression, women's rights and the treatment of the LGBT community have been raised, as has the use of the death penalty for offences not recognised as crimes under international law. and the development of offshore wind farms". But Greenpeace said in a statement it is "laughably absurd that the future of cricket is threatened by the same climate crisis [Aramco] is fuelling". Aramco said: "Excellence is one of our core values and this is reflected in our support of cricket at the elite level." The ICC says Aramco's sponsorship of all its major men's and women's events until the end of 2023 "reflects a shared focus on sustainability and innovation, as the ICC moves towards making cricket a more sustainable sport". The governing body said Alinta Energy was stopping the partnership "due to a change in its brand strategy".

Pat Cummins is leading the pushback against lucrative energy and mining sponsorship deals in Australian sport.

As a rugby player, that’s what you dream of. “I was always proud to represent my country. The player said the relationship with sponsors was “a balance”.