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Big Bash League: Match called off due to 'dangerous and unreasonable playing conditions' caused by bushfire smoke in Canberra
FirstpostChasing 162 for victory against Adelaide Strikers, Sydney Thunder were 40-1 in the fifth over when the contest was halted because of lack of visibility and poor air quality caused by smoke. Melbourne: Smoke from bushfires raging across eastern Australia prompted match officials to abandon Saturday’s Big Bash League cricket match in Canberra over what they called “dangerous and unreasonable playing conditions”. We would not have started like this.” Close to 100 fires were burning across Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales on Saturday of which six were characterised as “emergency level”. Earlier this month, players complained of “toxic” conditions at the Sydney Cricket Ground during a Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Queensland which was blanketed in a smoky haze.
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Football Federation Australia reschedules W-League match between Newcastle and Adelaide due to poor air quality
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Australia vs New Zealand: Cricketers turn attention to deadly wildfires ahead of third Test in Sydney
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ABCSydney Test likely to be hit by bushfire smoke as Australia eyes clean sweep
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Australia vs New Zealand: Travis Head confident officials won't put players at risk in case of bushfire smoke in Sydney Test
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The HinduBig Bash: Bushfires cause Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder to be abandoned
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