Cricket Australia on alert after Sydney Covid-19 transmission

We know that the 3rd test game between the two potent teams India and Australia is going to be played in Sydney stadium on 7th January. The board of Cricket in Australia is examining the conditions subsequent to the report that stated a new batch of covid outbreak.

The state officials are intending to impose restrictions at the border throughout the country and is bound to quick transmission planning around the test in the fresh year.

The board will also give a thought to move the Australian batsman, David Warner from Sydney to Melbourne in order to prevent any possible restrictions at the border. The Australian batsman is still in a healing process as he had suffered a groin injury which led to him ruling out of the initial test game. 

As per the report, several broadcast productions teams that were from Sydney were also prohibited as a precautionary measure. Furthermore, the former Australian fast bowler, Brett Lee also travelled back to his residence in Sydney, not only this but other three SEN commentators- Brad Haddin, Matt White and Gavin Robertson flew back to their respective places. 

The board had released a directive that requested every media that is capturing the Test game if they went to the northern beaches zone in the previous 21 days. A group that had visited Avalon beach to the Sydney’s north side, has presently accounted for 28 new cases and is still tallying. However, South Wales health has managed to track everyone but a single person out of those cluster.  

NICK HOCKLEY’S STATEMENT 

Nick Hockley stated that they have had a meeting which went on for a while along with the medical professionals, and this was the cause that all summer time they have had their cricketers in the bio-bubble environment.  

They have been examining the condition, without getting panicked and keeping themselves relaxed. As they had a similar situation in one of the Adelaide’s pizza shop, where the transmission took place and they had worked it out very calmly and moved all the players within Adelaide through a private jet out of the city before 24 hours. 

As they have arranged one of the test games in Sydney, however, the following test game will be played in Melbourne. The government across the nation has encountered the outbreak very well as of now. So, they will see, understand and will stay in touch. 

Presently, both Australia as well as India are playing the day-night game at Adelaide’s ground subsequent to that the duo will travel to Melbourne as the following Test game will be held there and will commence on December 26. Sydney is likely to host the third Test of the tournament.