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Former Crown boss Rob Rankin among the faithful at Lords

Rob Rankin, previously right-hand man to James Packer has been in self-imposed exile in London.

Moments before Australia’s top order collapsed against South Africa at Lords on Wednesday, the cameraman spotted fast bowling legend Jeff Thomson in the stands.

He was throwing back a breakfast beer, oblivious to the camera, or that it was 10am local time. Never change, Thommo.

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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com

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