Australia monitoring virus security in SA
Breaches at bio-secure bubbles have cast doubt on the country’s ability to host touring teams
08 December 2020 - 15:50
Melbourne — Cricket Australia is still planning for the tour of SA to go ahead in February but is monitoring the health situation after a bio-security failure in the country forced the postponement of England’s one-day international series.
England and SA’s cricket boards called off the series after the players were subjected to a number of Covid-19 scares inside the teams’ bio-secure bubbles in Cape Town. The breaches have cast doubt on SA’s ability to host touring teams, including Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Australia who are all set to play there in coming months...
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