Australia’s T20I tour NZ – AUS vs NZ T20: Australia’s three-match T20I tour of New Zealand in March has been abandoned. Both cricket boards decided to scrap the series as there were no managed isolation quarantine spots available for the Australian team – Follow Cricket News LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and Cricket Australia initially arranged the series on the basis the Government would relax border restrictions in time for the series to go ahead in Napier between March 17-20.
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AUS vs NZ T20: The tour was scheduled to run concurrently with Australia’s Test tour of Pakistan. NZC chief executive David White said the abandonment of Australia’s tour was inevitable given the restrictions at the border.
“At the time we scheduled the visit, there was a lot of hope that the trans-Tasman border would be open for those who met the right criteria.
“However, the advent of Omicron has, unfortunately, changed everything at the border, and has made it impossible for us to continue with the series.
“It’s disappointing – but we know it’s the same for businesses and individuals and other sports, and we’re grateful for the international schedule we have,” White said in a statement
AUS vs NZ T20: The remainder of New Zealand’s home summer remains unaffected with the New Zealand’s women’s series with India starting on Wednesday while men’s series against South Africa and the Netherlands are still going ahead as scheduled, as is the women’s 50-over World Cup.
The good news for Napier is they will still get some international cricket, given NZR has relocated the Black Caps-Netherlands T20 on March 25 from Tauranga’s Bay Oval to McLean Park.
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