India and Australia to not journey to Sydney earlier than January 4

The Indian and Australian groups will proceed to coach in Melbourne for few extra days and journey to Sydney solely three days previous to the third Test starting on the SCG on January 7.
Usually the groups land in Sydney on the eve of the New Year however as a consequence of regular coronavirus circumstances within the metropolis, the gamers and officers will keep in Melbourne for an extended interval this yr.
“Last night’s announcement is we’re proceeding in Sydney and we’re putting our plans in place to do that and to do that safely. Players will be in Melbourne for a few more days, training there and moving up to Sydney a couple of days ahead of the Test match,” CA chief government Nick Hockley mentioned.
On Tuesday, Cricket Australia had determined to retain Sydney because the venue for the third Test, ending hypothesis that the sport may transfer to Melbourne due to stringent COVID-19 border restrictions that will have affected the gamers’ motion for the fourth match in Brisbane.
Hockley mentioned the protocols put in place will make sure that broadcast crew can safely journey to Brisbane.
“That’s exactly the explanation why now we have our biosecurity protocols, why now we have the measures in place, why we’re in a bubble in Sydney.
“And the arrangements that we’re putting in place with the Queensland government are such that we can keep the playing cohort (and) the relevant broadcast crew all safe and move safely into Brisbane so that we can complete the full schedule whilst ensuring that we are being responsible and keeping the community safe,” he mentioned.
The four-Test sequence is at present locked 1-1 after India gained the second recreation on the MCG, which was positioned on standby within the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney’s northern seashores earlier than Christmas.