Australia's summer Test schedule moves closer to being finalised after Covid uncertainty

  • Sydney and Brisbane Tests in doubt following NSW outbreak
  • Queensland officials in discussions over border policy

Hopes that Australia’s summer Test schedule will not be too severely impacted by Sydney’s Covid-19 outbreak have been boosted with discussions under way to allow players to travel from New South Wales to Queensland for the series finale in Brisbane.

Cricket Australia is scrambling to finalise its summer schedule after Sydney’s northern beaches coronavirus cluster threw its initial plans into chaos. The Sydney Cricket Ground is set to host the third Test, starting on 7 January, and Brisbane’s Gabba the fourth, on 15 January, but doubts have emerged over the matches at both grounds.

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