Cricket South Africa Left 'Extremely Disappointed' Over Postponed Australia Tour

Graeme Smith바카라 웹사이트has admitted Cricket South Africa바카라 웹사이트(CSA)바카라 웹사이트was left "extremely disappointed" with the decision taken by Australia to바카라 웹사이트pull out of their upcoming tour. (More Cricket News)

A three-Test series was scheduled to take place in March, but Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Tuesday that those바카라 웹사이트plans had been shelved바카라 웹사이트due to the public health situation in South Africa바카라 웹사이트amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The country was dealing with over 10,000 positive COVID-19 cases a day at the start of January and while that number has since dropped considerably, there is also a new variant of the바카라 웹사이트virus.

However, having바카라 웹사이트done all possible바카라 웹사이트to appease바카라 웹사이트safety바카라 웹사이트concerns바카라 웹사이트and바카라 웹사이트establish protocols바카라 웹사이트so바카라 웹사이트the tour바카라 웹사이트could바카라 웹사이트take place바카라 웹사이트as planned,바카라 웹사이트CSA director of cricket Smith revealed the frustration at the바카라 웹사이트late바카라 웹사이트cancellation.

"We are extremely disappointed by the decision of바카라 웹사이트CA,"바카라 웹사이트former바카라 웹사이트Proteas바카라 웹사이트captain바카라 웹사이트Smith said. "CSA has been working tirelessly in recent weeks to ensure that we meet every single expectation of CA.

"This was set to be the longest tour in a바카라 웹사이트BSE (bio-secure environment)바카라 웹사이트comprising a three-match Test series that was scheduled to begin with Australia's바카라 웹사이트arrival later in the month.바카라 웹사이트So바카라 웹사이트to be informed about the CA decision at the eleventh hour is frustrating."

Dr Shuaib Manjra, chief medical officer for CSA,바카라 웹사이트explained how the바카라 웹사이트organisation바카라 웹사이트had done everything possible during the planning stage, including proposing protocols to their Australian counterparts that were "unprecedented".

The cancellation has ramifications for the바카라 웹사이트inaugural ICC World Test Championship, too. New Zealand are now certain to be playing in the final later this year, where they will go up against either England, India or Australia.

Pholetsi바카라 웹사이트Moseki,바카라 웹사이트acting CEO바카라 웹사이트for CSA, said:바카라 웹사이트"It is indeed sad that after all the engagements and effort made to ensure a secure visit by our Australian counterparts, the tour has been derailed.

"CSA has incurred significant costs related to the planning stages and the cancellation of the tour represents a serious financial loss."

South Africa are currently on tour in Pakistan, with the second of two Tests set to start on Thursday in Rawalpindi.

They will also play a three-match Twenty20 series against their hosts - with all the white-ball바카라 웹사이트fixtures바카라 웹사이트to be바카라 웹사이트staged in Lahore - before returning home in the middle of February.