SA pull out of Australia ODI series over timetable clash
January matches called off because all domestic players are needed for new domestic T20 league
13 July 2022 - 16:44
byIAN RANSOM
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Melbourne — SA have withdrawn from the one-day international (ODI) series with Australia in January after host board Cricket Australia (CA) was unable to accommodate a request to reschedule.
Cricket SA had asked to shift the series, which was scheduled for Hobart (January 12), Sydney (January 14) and Perth (January 17), as it clashes with the new domestic Twenty20 competition.
“Unfortunately, due to the congested international schedule including the ICC men’s T20 World Cup, there are no alternative dates available,” CA said in a statement on Wednesday.
CA said SA had agreed that Australia would be awarded the competition points, pending approval from the International Cricket Council.
“Cricket SA offered four options [for new dates]. Unfortunately, and to our disappointment, none of these were acceptable to Cricket Australia,” Cricket SA CEO Pholetsi Moseki said on Wednesday. “As difficult as this decision has been, the long-term sustainability of our new T20 League is reliant on having all our domestic players available.”
SA’s forfeit could affect their chances of qualifying directly for next year’s one-day World Cup in India. The Proteas are 11th in the World Cup Super League standings, with only the top seven teams apart from hosts India to qualify directly for the 10-team tournament.
“We are confident that our in-form Proteas team will garner the requisite points through the remaining games to secure automatic qualification,” Moseki said.
SA’s Test team are scheduled to tour Australia for a three-match series starting in Brisbane on December 17.
Australia pulled out of their Test tour of SA last year citing heath risks amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a decision greeted by disappointment and frustration by Cricket SA.
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SA pull out of Australia ODI series over timetable clash
January matches called off because all domestic players are needed for new domestic T20 league
Melbourne — SA have withdrawn from the one-day international (ODI) series with Australia in January after host board Cricket Australia (CA) was unable to accommodate a request to reschedule.
Cricket SA had asked to shift the series, which was scheduled for Hobart (January 12), Sydney (January 14) and Perth (January 17), as it clashes with the new domestic Twenty20 competition.
“Unfortunately, due to the congested international schedule including the ICC men’s T20 World Cup, there are no alternative dates available,” CA said in a statement on Wednesday.
CA said SA had agreed that Australia would be awarded the competition points, pending approval from the International Cricket Council.
“Cricket SA offered four options [for new dates]. Unfortunately, and to our disappointment, none of these were acceptable to Cricket Australia,” Cricket SA CEO Pholetsi Moseki said on Wednesday. “As difficult as this decision has been, the long-term sustainability of our new T20 League is reliant on having all our domestic players available.”
SA’s forfeit could affect their chances of qualifying directly for next year’s one-day World Cup in India. The Proteas are 11th in the World Cup Super League standings, with only the top seven teams apart from hosts India to qualify directly for the 10-team tournament.
“We are confident that our in-form Proteas team will garner the requisite points through the remaining games to secure automatic qualification,” Moseki said.
SA’s Test team are scheduled to tour Australia for a three-match series starting in Brisbane on December 17.
Australia pulled out of their Test tour of SA last year citing heath risks amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a decision greeted by disappointment and frustration by Cricket SA.
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