Former Victorian Liberal Party president Michael Kroger says Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins needs to “read the room” when it comes to Australia Day.

This comes after Pat Cummins revealed his thoughts on changing the date of Australia Day.

Mr Cummins said Australia can “choose a better date” for Australia Day as it means “different things to different people”.

His remarks come as Cricket Australia decided to scrap the term ‘Australia Day’ at the upcoming Gabba Test.

“People are happy with Australia Day – they want to celebrate the great things about this country, and he should stop listening to the minority of eternal critics,” he said.