Australia cancels all cricket because of coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Australia cancels all cricket because of coronavirus

The Hindu  

Australia's domestic Sheffield Shield was called off on Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic with New South Wales declared champion as all cricket nationwide was halted. Read: COVID-19: BCCI asks employees to work from home Australia's three-match one-day international series against New Zealand, being played with no spectators, had been abandoned at the weekend with Australia 1-0 up after Wellington tightened border restrictions to combat a spread of the virus. Cricket Australia chief Kevin Roberts recommended that all community cricket should stop and shut down the organisation's offices with staff working from home. “By effectively cancelling the remainder of our season, Cricket Australia is playing its part in protecting fans, players, staff, volunteers and match officials during this unprecedented global health issue,” he said.

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COVID-19 outbreaks force Big Bash teams' move to Melbourne to keep season alive
3 years ago

COVID-19 outbreaks force Big Bash teams' move to Melbourne to keep season alive

ABC  

Cricket Australia will play three Big Bash double-headers in Victoria in a bid to make up games lost through COVID-19 outbreaks. Key points: The double-headers will be played at the MCG on Monday, in Geelong on Tuesday and then Docklands Stadium on Thursday By week's end, 11 matches would have been played with only the postponed clash between Brisbane and …

Cricket Australia set to relocate COVID-affected Big Bash League to Melbourne
3 years ago

Cricket Australia set to relocate COVID-affected Big Bash League to Melbourne

Firstpost  

Melbourne: In its bid to complete the tournament at any cost, a desperate Cricket Australia is set to gradually shift the COVID-hit Big Bash League to Melbourne to avoid any further interruptions. The decision was revealed by CA CEO Nick Hockley, who said that they are planning to relocate all eight teams inside a bio-bubble in Melbourne as it will …

CA set to relocate COVID-affected BBL to Melbourne
3 years ago

CA set to relocate COVID-affected BBL to Melbourne

The Hindu  

In its bid to complete the tournament at any cost, Cricket Australia is set to gradually shift the COVID-hit Big Bash League to Melbourne to avoid any further interruptions. The decision was revealed by CA CEO Nick Hockley, who said that the cricket board is planning to relocate all eight teams inside a bio-bubble in Melbourne as it will make …

Cricket Australia set to relocate COVID-affected BBL to Melbourne
3 years ago

Cricket Australia set to relocate COVID-affected BBL to Melbourne

India TV News  

Highlights The BBL has witnessed an unprecedented COVID outbreak with numerous positive cases being reported. A desperate Cricket Australia has decided to gradually shift the Big Bash League 2021-22 to Melbourne after COVID-19 has made many interuptions to it as CA want to complete the tournament at any cost. The decision was revealed by CA CEO Nick Hockley, who said …

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks hit Australian domestic cricket leagues
3 years ago

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks hit Australian domestic cricket leagues

Firstpost  

Melbourne: Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks inside bio-bubbles threw Australian domestic leagues haywire on Tuesday as cricket administrators grappled to keep schedules on track while players complained of anxiety. Two matches of the Women’s National Cricket League involving Western Australia were postponed till March due to border closures after a spike in COVID-19 cases. According to media reports, anxiety is high among …

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks hit Australian domestic leagues
3 years ago

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks hit Australian domestic leagues

The Hindu  

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks inside bio-bubbles on Tuesday hit the Australian domestic league hard as cricket in the country continued to grapple with the virus while several top players cope with anxiety. Two matches of the Women's National Cricket League involving Western Australia were postponed till March due to border closures after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Anxiety is running high …

Cricket Australia considering moving Big Bash League into Melbourne hub amidst rising COVID-19 cases
3 years ago

Cricket Australia considering moving Big Bash League into Melbourne hub amidst rising COVID-19 cases

ABC  

Anxiety is running high across the BBL as multiple COVID-19 outbreaks leave a hub in Melbourne being considered as a serious option to continue the tournament. Key points: Twelve Melbourne Stars players have contracted COVID-19 Victorian club cricketers have been called upon to help them field a team for their last two games An announcement on the future of this …

Ashes 2021-22: Series not at risk despite Covid cases in England camp, says Cricket Australia chief
3 years ago

Ashes 2021-22: Series not at risk despite Covid cases in England camp, says Cricket Australia chief

Firstpost  

England were given the all-clear barely 45 minutes before play was due to begin, with the start pushed back half an hour until 11am to give them a chance to warm-up. Melbourne: Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley moved to allay fears Monday over the remainder of the Ashes series after England were rocked by a Covid scare, but admitted it …

Concerns about India's tour of South Africa amid new COVID-19 variant's rise
3 years, 1 month ago

Concerns about India's tour of South Africa amid new COVID-19 variant's rise

The Hindu  

The new COVID-19 variant, which threatens to wreak havoc in South Africa, has led to considerable concerns about India's tour of the Rainbow Nation next month with BCCI sources saying that any decision on the matter will be based on the government's advice. As of now, the tour is on but it is understood that the BCCI, in the next …

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up

Hindustan Times  

Australia's largest city of Sydney will further ease social distancing curbs on Monday, a month after emerging from a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly 100 days, as close to 90% of people have got both doses of vaccine, officials said. Patrons dine-in at a bar by the harbour in the wake of coronavirus disease regulations easing, following an extended lockdown …

Sheffield Shield game postponed due to Covid-19 scare
3 years, 3 months ago

Sheffield Shield game postponed due to Covid-19 scare

Hindustan Times  

A Sheffield Shield game between Queensland and Tasmania was on Tuesday postponed just before its start due to Covid-19 scare. The game has now been deferred to later part of the season after Tasmania team refused to play and decided to return home following reports about Queensland recording four locally-acquired Covid-19 cases. Cricket Tasmania said in a statement that it …

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Dan Andrews takes swipe at NSW lockdown picnics amid Covid vaccine row

Daily Mail  

Dan Andrews has accused the federal government of playing favourites by handing out extra doses of Covid vaccine from the national stockpile to New South Wales. Victorians are being duded when it comes to its coronavirus vaccine supply, according to Dan Andrews, saying jabs have been taken out of the arms of Victorians so that Sydneysiders could 'go and have …

Chris Lynn Requests Cricket Australia To Arrange Charter Flight To Fly Players Back Home
3 years, 8 months ago

Chris Lynn Requests Cricket Australia To Arrange Charter Flight To Fly Players Back Home

ABP News  

Australian players taking part in the 14th season of the Indian Premier League may be safe from the dreaded Coronavirus inside a biosecure bubble but it seems like they certainly don't feel mentally secure enough. Mumbai Indians' star batsman Chris Lynn has asked Australia's cricket board to arrange a charter flight to fly players back home after IPL 2021 gets …

CSA lodges complaint with ICC against Cricket Australia - Cricket News - Sportstar
3 years, 10 months ago

CSA lodges complaint with ICC against Cricket Australia - Cricket News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Cricket South Africa has lodged an official complaint with the ICC against Cricket Australia for its indefinite postponement of Australia’s Test tour of South Africa. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, CSA acting CEO Pholetsi Moseki has shot off a letter to the ICC, asking it “to look into whether CA’s cancellation amounts to acceptable or unacceptable non-compliance as per …

Cricket Australia says they 'want to support world cricket' but tour of South Africa scrapped keeping in mind safety of players
3 years, 11 months ago

Cricket Australia says they 'want to support world cricket' but tour of South Africa scrapped keeping in mind safety of players

Firstpost  

Sydney, Australia: Cricket Australia denied Wednesday they were only interested in lucrative series against India and England after scrapping next month’s Test tour to South Africa over coronavirus fears. The withdrawal drew a sharp response from Cricket South Africa, which expressed frustration at the “eleventh hour” decision despite extensive work to establish bio-secure bubbles for the tourists. CA interim chief …

Australia pull out of South Africa Test tour citing 'unacceptable' COVID-19 risk to players
3 years, 11 months ago

Australia pull out of South Africa Test tour citing 'unacceptable' COVID-19 risk to players

Firstpost  

Australia were due to play three Tests in South Africa. Melbourne: Australia pulled out of their Test cricket tour to South Africa Tuesday citing an “unacceptable” risk to players with the coronavirus rampant in the country. “It has become clear that travelling from Australia to South Africa at this current time poses an unacceptable level of health and safety risk …

Cricket Australia postpone tour of South Africa over Covid 19 concerns in host country
3 years, 11 months ago

Cricket Australia postpone tour of South Africa over Covid 19 concerns in host country

India Today  

Australia’s tour of South Africa, for a three-match Test series, has been called off due to a new wave of COVID-19 virus in the country. Last week, Cricket Australia named a 19-man Test squad, with Tim Paine as captain, for the South Africa tour for which dates were yet to be finalised. Cricket Australia Interim CEO Nick Hockley, in an …

Australia board asked about vaccine timeline for South Africa tour
3 years, 11 months ago

Australia board asked about vaccine timeline for South Africa tour

The Hindu  

Australia's cricket board said on Wednesday it had asked authorities about the timeline for COVID-19 vaccinations as part of its planning for the South Africa tour, amid debate over whether athletes should be given priority access in the rollout. "We obviously sought some clarification on the vaccine timeline here in Australia, just to understand how that would overlay with our …

Two Covid-19 Cases Detected on Australian Open Flight, Arrivals To Undergo Quarantine
3 years, 11 months ago

Two Covid-19 Cases Detected on Australian Open Flight, Arrivals To Undergo Quarantine

News 18  

Two coronavirus infections were reported on Saturday on a flight to the Australian Open, forcing two weeks of strict hotel quarantine for all the tennis players and entourage on board. “Unfortunately we have been informed by the health authorities that two people on your flight AR7493 from LAX that arrived at 5.15 am on Friday 15 January have returned positive …

2021 and COVID-19 pandemic: Cricket isn't normal yet without the crowds
3 years, 11 months ago

2021 and COVID-19 pandemic: Cricket isn't normal yet without the crowds

The Hindu  

A virus leapt from the wet markets in Wuhan and through the earth’s global veins — trade, aviation and the proverbial travel itch — COVID-19 proliferated. The game was also flourishing in its other Commonwealth zones with both Sri Lanka and Australia making quick tours of India before Virat Kohli’s men flew to New Zealand and won all the five …

India vs Australia: No official word yet on Brisbane Test quarantine logjam - Sports News
4 years ago

India vs Australia: No official word yet on Brisbane Test quarantine logjam - Sports News

The Hindu  

The fate of the fourth Test between India and Australia, scheduled between January 15 and 19, is still hanging in balance with the Board of Control for Cricket in India reluctant to compromise on its demand for no hard quarantine in Brisbane. READ: On Thursday morning, Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced 72-hour restrictions in Brisbane following a positive Covid-19 case …

AUS vs IND | New three-day lockdown in Brisbane puts 4th Test at risk
4 years ago

AUS vs IND | New three-day lockdown in Brisbane puts 4th Test at risk

India TV News  

A new three-day lockdown in Brisbane has put Cricket Australia in a spot of bother as it makes desperate efforts to hold the fourth and final Test against India in the Queensland state capital from January 15. The Lockdown was announced less than 24 hours after top cricket board officials from India and Australia were engaged in a discussion on …

AUS vs IND: Question marks over Brisbane Test - Cricket News - Sportstar
4 years ago

AUS vs IND: Question marks over Brisbane Test - Cricket News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The schedule for Australia’s Test series against India was under threat again on Sunday after reports the Indian contingent was unhappy at the prospect of re-entering strict quarantine for the fourth Test in Brisbane. Queensland State has closed its border with New South Wales and although agreement has been reached to allow the players to fly to Brisbane for the …

Flights Cancelled, Holidays In Disarray as Sydney Battles Pre-Christmas Coronavirus Outbreak
4 years ago

Flights Cancelled, Holidays In Disarray as Sydney Battles Pre-Christmas Coronavirus Outbreak

News 18  

SYDNEY: Dozens of domestic flights due to leave Sydney were cancelled on Monday and authorities issued more health alerts across the city, as Australia battled to contain a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in its largest city four days before Christmas. A new virus cluster, which was detected in Sydney’s northern coastal suburbs last week, grew to nearly 70 cases, prompting all …

India vs Australia: Covid outbreak in Sydney, Cricket Australia on alert
4 years ago

India vs Australia: Covid outbreak in Sydney, Cricket Australia on alert

India Today  

Cricket Australia is monitoring the current Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney’s northern beaches but they asserted that the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India is still on. Australian states and territories imposed border restrictions after 28 coronavirus cases were detected from a cluster on Sydney's northern beaches, with fears the number of infections will rise. Brett Lee forced to …

Cricket Australia optimistic of hosting Adelaide Test amid lockdown
4 years, 1 month ago

Cricket Australia optimistic of hosting Adelaide Test amid lockdown

The Hindu  

The six-day lockdown in South Australia to contain COVID-19 cases has improved Adelaide’s chances of remaining the venue of the first Day/Night Test between India and Australia from December 17 even though the situation remains fluid, the state’s top medical officer has said. South Australia has closed its borders after a sudden surge in COVID-19 positive cases, which stand at …

Committed to hosting first Test against India at Adelaide: CA on Covid outbreak in South Australia
4 years, 1 month ago

Committed to hosting first Test against India at Adelaide: CA on Covid outbreak in South Australia

Live Mint  

Cricket Australia on Tuesday said it remains committed to hosting the first Test against India at the Adelaide Oval even as state border closures have been imposed following Covid-19 outbreak in South Australia. "Cricket Australia continues to monitor the situation in South Australia but remains committed to hosting the first Test against India at the Adelaide Oval," said the cricket …

Paine, Labuschagne, others airlifted to NSW after COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia
4 years, 1 month ago

Paine, Labuschagne, others airlifted to NSW after COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia

Hindustan Times  

Cricket Australia on Tuesday airlifted players, including Test skipper Tim Paine and star batsman Marnus Labuschagne, to New South Wales from Adelaide in an attempt to save the series against India as a coronavirus outbreak in South Australia threatened the upcoming summer. Australia Test captain Tim Paine and Marnus Labuschagne As Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania closed their borders to …

Aussie cricketers airlifted to NSW after COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia
4 years, 1 month ago

Aussie cricketers airlifted to NSW after COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia on Tuesday airlifted players, including Test skipper Tim Paine and star batsman Marnus Labuschagne, to New South Wales from Adelaide in an attempt to save the series against India as a coronavirus outbreak in South Australia threatened the upcoming summer. As Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania closed their borders to South Australia on Monday, the country’s cricket board …

India vs Australia: CA aiming mass relocation of players into NSW after COVID outbreak in South Australia, say reports
4 years, 1 month ago

India vs Australia: CA aiming mass relocation of players into NSW after COVID outbreak in South Australia, say reports

Firstpost  

According to the Australian media, Cricket Australia is continuously assessing the fast evolving situation. Sydney: Cricket Australia is reportedly bracing for a mass airlift of players and staff into New South Wales in an attempt to save the eagerly-awaited series against India as a coronavirus outbreak in South Australia threatens the start of the upcoming summer. As Western Australia, Queensland …

Australia board hopes to push crowd limits for India tour - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

Australia board hopes to push crowd limits for India tour - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia is hoping crowd limits at stadiums can be relaxed for India's blockbuster tour as COVID-19 restrictions ease across the country. Victoria is limiting crowds at the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground to 25,000 per day during the December 26 Boxing Day test, the second of the four-match series against India. “We're going to give all priority to safety but …

It's not a sustainable lifestyle, Australia seamer Mitchell Starc on living in bio-bubbles
4 years, 2 months ago

It's not a sustainable lifestyle, Australia seamer Mitchell Starc on living in bio-bubbles

Firstpost  

England and West Indies skippers Eoin Morgan and Jason Holder, who had also spent time in tight restrictions during the Test series in UK ahead of the IPL, too have warned that living in bubbles can led to “extreme burnouts”. Some guys haven’t seen families or their kids for a long time, for those guys in the IPL.” While the …

Why NSW will not be rid of coronavirus any time soon
4 years, 3 months ago

Why NSW will not be rid of coronavirus any time soon

ABC  

The truth is, despite no new locally acquired coronavirus cases being recorded in NSW for the past 12 days, Australia's most populous state has never been rid of the virus. Key points: NSW's COVID-19 testing numbers have been falling Asymptomatic cases are being blamed for keeping the virus circulating The three new locally acquired cases are not believed to be …

ICC forging ahead with World Test Championship despite virus
4 years, 3 months ago

ICC forging ahead with World Test Championship despite virus

The Hindu  

Cricket’s global governing body is forging ahead with plans to stage an inaugural World Test Championship final in 2021, despite the disruption caused to the international game by the coronavirus outbreak. "Now they are working out what to do with the points from the series that haven’t been played,” Tom Harrison, CEO, England and Wales Cricket Board, said on Monday. …

Cricket Australia postpone Test against Afghanistan, ODIs against New Zealand
4 years, 3 months ago

Cricket Australia postpone Test against Afghanistan, ODIs against New Zealand

Firstpost  

Australia were to host Afghanistan later this year at Perth in November while the Kiwis were to arrive in January 2021 but both the assignments have been postponed to the next summer. Melbourne: Cricket Australia on Friday postponed a one-off Test against Afghanistan and an ODI series against New Zealand, citing the complexity of scheduling international matches during the global …

Cricket Australia postpones Test against Afghanistan, ODIs against New Zealand
4 years, 3 months ago

Cricket Australia postpones Test against Afghanistan, ODIs against New Zealand

India TV News  

Cricket Australia on Friday postponed a one-off Test against Afghanistan and an ODI series against New Zealand, citing complexity of scheduling international matches during the global coronavirus pandemic. "Cricket Australia looks forward to working with our good friends at the Afghanistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket to deliver the matches at a time when, hopefully, the restrictions brought on …

Australia's Virus Hot Spot Chafes Under Lockdown As Infection Rate Gradually Improves
4 years, 4 months ago

Australia's Virus Hot Spot Chafes Under Lockdown As Infection Rate Gradually Improves

News 18  

MELBOURNE: The state of Victoria reported 76 new coronavirus infections and 11 deaths on Saturday, as trends in Australia’s hot spot for the disease continued to gradually improve after nearly five weeks of a hard lockdown in the state’s capital Melbourne. State premier Daniel Andrews is due to outline plans on Sunday for easing Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions which shut …

Cases continue to surge in Melbourne even after month-long lockdown
4 years, 5 months ago

Cases continue to surge in Melbourne even after month-long lockdown

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria reported 15 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, including a man in his 30s, making it the country's deadliest day of the pandemic to date. An outbreak in Melbourne, Australia's second-biggest city and the capital of Victoria, has seen hundreds of new cases recorded daily in recent weeks, including 725 on Wednesday. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews …

Coronavirus elimination or suppression? That's the multi-billion-dollar economic question
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus elimination or suppression? That's the multi-billion-dollar economic question

ABC  

New Zealand and most Australian states and territories have essentially eliminated coronavirus, resuming business and public events with some changes to keep people safe. Key points: Many indicators of New Zealand's domestic economic activity are now back at or above pre-pandemic levels Many indicators of New Zealand's domestic economic activity are now back at or above pre-pandemic levels But NZ …

Coronavirus Australia: Greens call for HARDER lockdowns
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Greens call for HARDER lockdowns

Daily Mail  

Adam Bandt has questioned whether easing lockdown restrictions in Victoria was the right call after the horror second wave outbreak of coronavirus. An empty street with a closed restaurant in the inner Melbourne suburb of Prahran on Thursday after the tough new lockdown was introduced Mr Bandt said the urge to return to normalcy left Victorian communities vulnerable to the …

June 30, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 6 months ago

June 30, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

A passenger walks along a platform during rush hour at Melbourne's Southern Cross station on June 30. William West/AFPGetty Images Tuesday marks six months since the World Health Organization first received reports of cases of pneumonia in China from an unknown cause, which would later be identified as a novel coronavirus infection, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday. Australian …

Staging T20 World Cup unrealistic amid COVID-19 pandemic: Cricket Australia Chairman
4 years, 6 months ago

Staging T20 World Cup unrealistic amid COVID-19 pandemic: Cricket Australia Chairman

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings on Tuesday conceded that this year’s T20 World Cup amid the COVID-19 pandemic seems “unrealistic” as it will be difficult to fly in 16 teams to the country. The fate of the event, scheduled to be held in October and November, is shrouded in uncertainty as several countries continue to have in place strict travel …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Mumbai Cricket Association to 'wait and watch' before taking decision on resumption of cricket
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Mumbai Cricket Association to 'wait and watch' before taking decision on resumption of cricket

Firstpost  

The Mumbai Cricket Association adopted a wait-and-watch approach for resumption of cricket activity as the number of positive cases of COVID-19 is still on the rise. An Apex Council member told PTI that the MCA will strictly follow the guidelines of the state government with regard to resumption of cricket activity and will wait and watch on how things unfold. …

Fans in stands, T20 cricket to return in Australia COVID-19
4 years, 7 months ago

Fans in stands, T20 cricket to return in Australia COVID-19

The Hindu  

More than two months after the coronavirus-forced shutdown, Australia will witness resumption of competitive cricket along with fans in the stands when a T20 tournament starts this weekend at Darwin. The CDU Top End T20, a round-robin T20 carnival featuring 15 games across the Queen’s Birthday long-weekend on June 6-8, will The tournament, featuring seven Darwin Premier Grade clubs and …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Cricket West Indies to temporarily halve players', staff salaries amid financial struggles
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Cricket West Indies to temporarily halve players', staff salaries amid financial struggles

Firstpost  

Cricket West Indies said on Friday it will halve salaries for staff and players for up to six months as it struggles to deal with the debilitating economic challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Cricket West Indies said on Friday it will halve salaries for staff and players for up to six months as it struggles to deal with the …

Options may be to cancel it this year: MCC chief Sangakkara on T20 World Cup
4 years, 7 months ago

Options may be to cancel it this year: MCC chief Sangakkara on T20 World Cup

India TV News  

The ICC T20 World Cup has been a matter of hot debate with some calling for it to be postponed to 2022 with an eye on the coronavirus pandemic while others feel that a ‘wait and watch policy should be adapted. Speaking on Star Sports show Cricket Connected, the former Sri Lanka captain said: "The real thing is what's going …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian cricket faces further cost-cutting despite improved outlook
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian cricket faces further cost-cutting despite improved outlook

Firstpost  

Australian cricket faces another round of cost-cutting to shore up finances hit by the coronavirus shutdown and no part of the game will be immune, board chief Kevin Roberts said on Friday. But Roberts said the board was still facing an A$80 million shortfall due to COVID-19 and the high likelihood Australia will not be able to host the Twenty20 …

How cricket can restart amid COVID-19? ICC spells out
4 years, 7 months ago

How cricket can restart amid COVID-19? ICC spells out

The Hindu  

The International Cricket Council has recommended a phased approach to resuming cricketing activities in compliance with the government regulations. READ | There hasn’t been any cricketing activities since the outbreak of the coronavirus in March and now as some of the countries gear up for resumption, the ICC said that the member nations should “consider appointing a Chief Medical Officer …

Coronavirus: ACA criticises Cricket Australia for cost-cutting
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: ACA criticises Cricket Australia for cost-cutting

The Hindu  

The chairman of Australia's professional cricketers' union has lambasted the national board's cost-cutting measures in response to the new coronavirus outbreak, saying it could have “disastrous” consequences for the game over the long term. Australian Cricketers' Association Chairman Greg Dyer questioned the board's gloomy financial outlook, saying the game had “yet to experience a significant negative revenue event.” READ| “It …

Players union slams Cricket Australia's COVID-19 cost-cutting, says it would have 'disastrous long-term consequences'
4 years, 7 months ago

Players union slams Cricket Australia's COVID-19 cost-cutting, says it would have 'disastrous long-term consequences'

Firstpost  

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic hitting at the end of the season, Cricket Australia furloughed about 80 percent of its staff and said it had suffered a A$20 million fall in revenue. The chairman of Australia’s professional cricketers’ union has lambasted the national board’s cost-cutting measures in response to the new coronavirus outbreak, saying they could have “disastrous” consequences for the …

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