New Zealand‘s limited-overs tour to Australia has been postponed due to uncertainty over quarantine rules.
The tour was set to begin on January 27 with a practice match at Perth, followed by 3 ODIs and one T20I starting from January 30. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) released a statement that there is no certainty for the touring party to return back in time as the government imposed a 10-day strict quarantine amid Covid’s omicron variant. Notable that New Zealand will host South Africa for a 2-Test match series starting on February 17.
New Zealand was set to play 3 ODIs and one T20I starting from January 30
“As we now know, the advent of Omicron prompted a change of strategy from the Government, resulting in a hard 10-day mandatory isolation period being imposed on all incoming travellers,” NZC chief executive David White said.
“NZC and CA had explored a proposal to expand the tour and to push out the date on which the squad might return to New Zealand, in the hope that might be more achievable for the Government,” he added.
“But we received advice this morning that they could not provide certainty over this, either,” he said.
Meanwhile, the discussions between the two boards will be carried on to reschedule the series. However, it will be difficult to see this happening as New Zealand has a packed schedule ahead of the summer.
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley said that the talks have been going on to reschedule the series.
“We are extremely disappointed that we won’t be able to play the scheduled matches against New Zealand as planned, however we will continue to work with New Zealand Cricket to reschedule the series,” Hockley said.
“We thank NZC, who made every effort to make the series happen, however because they were unable to get certainty over return quarantine arrangements, it is simply just not possible at this time.We know fans will be disappointed and thank them for their understanding given the unique circumstances that the global pandemic presents for everyone. We look forward to welcoming Sri Lanka to Australia next month and will confirm the schedule for that series as soon as possible,” he added.
It’s interesting that Australia is supposed to travel to New Zealand for a 3-match T20I starting on March 17.
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