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The Western Australia (WA) state government has shown disagreement towards Indian players entering the country via Perth for a series of Test matches, ODIs and more in Adelaide and Brisbane. According to the reports, Adelaide Oval are all set to host back-to-back India-Australia Tests over the holiday period, should Melbourne not be able to host the Boxing Day Test.
“We didn’t think it was acceptable to have the team return from a high-risk overseas location and then take part in normal training activities outside of quarantine, before flying out to another state to play games. There were just too many risks in the model put forward by Cricket Australia. We need to remain vigilant and do the right thing by all Western Australians and not take unnecessary chances”, said Mark McGowan, the Premier of the WA state government.
CA and WACA had initially decided that the Indian players would enter from Perth and observe a few days of quarantine, where net sessions and training would take place. This leaves the whole scheduled Test between Australia and Afghanistan in Perth out of place. The WA government and Premier Mark McGowan are of the opinion that a strict hotel quarantine for any international visitor is a must, forcing the governing bodies to look towards Brisbane and Adelaide for the start of India’s tour; a tour which might begin with limited overs matches and then moving on to four-match India-Australia Test series.
“We acknowledge the WA government has a firm position on quarantine and border arrangements, the Australian men’s team will not be quarantining in Perth upon their return from the UK”, a CA spokesperson reported.
It’s been assumed that Virat Kohli’s team will start off with white ball matches with three ODIs and three T20Is then giving way to the Afghanistan Test match followed by India’s Test series starting in mid-December in Adelaide.
CA, who released a tentative Test schedule a few months back, is expected to announce a revised Test series schedule this week, pending government approvals.
Written by Anjali Jha. Follow Anjali on Twitter today.
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