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Australian cricket great Geoff Lawson has reflected on the privileged lives modern players enjoy as he revealed he was rejected for a home loan not long after being named player of the series in the 1982-83 Ashes series on home soil.
Lawson, 65, penned his thoughts in a column for the Sydney Morning Herald after reading about the financial situation his old skipper Greg Chappell currently finds himself in.
His old predicament stands in stark contrast to the likes of Pat Cummins and David Warner, who own sprawling mansions at Bronte and Maroubra respectively, in Sydney's ritzy east.
Teammate Steve Smith sold his Vaucluse house for more than $12million in 2022 - and also owns an apartment in New York, which he and wife Dani renovated earlier this year.
Lawson made the revelation about his past as he explained how the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations will meet to discuss the future of the professional game later this month.
Australian cricket great Geoff Lawson has outlined the privileged lives modern players enjoy - before revealing he was rejected for a home loan after being named player of the series in the 1982-83 Ashes
David and Candice Warner previously owned a mansion at South Coogee in Sydney's ritzy east
The Warner family now call Maroubra home with their three daughters, after building their dream house in the Sydney beachside suburb
