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A month before the Test series between Australia and India, a forced number of players, including captain Tim Paine have gone into self-isolation due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Adelaide.
A month before the Test series between Australia and India, a forced number of players, including captain Tim Paine have gone into self-isolation due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Adelaide.
South Australia state, which hosts the first Test at Adelaide Oval on December 17, reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a dramatic increase from the previous day, prompting other Australian states to tighten internal borders.
Cricket Australia is closely monitoring the situation in Adelaide following the appearance of a COVID-19 cluster: https://t.co/aKRa2qWPMw pic.twitter.com/JBT4FQa9Be
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 16, 2020
Adelaide hosted Sheffield Shield cricket matches last week and players involved have been directed to self-isolate after returning to their home states.
Wicketkeeper Paine and test teammate Matthew Wade are isolating in Tasmania after playing for the state against New South Wales.
Young all-rounder Cameron Green and spin bowler Ashton Agar are also self-isolating along with their Western Australia teammates and could miss the first white-ball match against India in Sydney on Nov. 27.
Cricket Australia (CA), who spent months securing government approvals for India`s tour, hope to have crowds of 27,000 per day at Adelaide Oval for the first test.
An escalation in the outbreak could threaten the first of four tests against Virat Kohli`s India, a tour worth hundreds of millions of dollars to CA.
UPDATE: WA players and staff who arrived from Adelaide on Saturday afternoon are currently undergoing 14 days of self-quarantine. FULL STORY https://t.co/aKRa2qWPMw
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 16, 2020
India and other Australia players who competed in the Indian Premier League are undertaking a two-week quarantine after arriving in Sydney last Thursday.
If the situation in Adelaide worsens, the Sydney Cricket Ground, which is scheduled to host the third test in early-January, would be a likely replacement for Adelaide.
Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins said CA had thought of every contingency and took heart from Australia`s white-ball tour of England in September which saw the teams compete in a biosecure bubble without problems arising.
"So I’m sure whatever we have to do we’ll find a way," the fast bowler told reporters on a video call.
"I think everyone knows they’ve got to be adaptable."
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