BBL teams will shift to Melbourne Hub, Match Postponed
As part of the plan to deal with the outbreak of Kovid-19 that has disrupted the schedule of Big Bash League teams, home games will be held in the Melbourne hub while playing inter-state games.
Tomorrow fixture between the Adelaide StrikersBBL vs Melbourn Stars will not proceed.
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Under Cricket Australia’s soon-to-be-announced model. All eight BBL teams will start residing in the Melbourne hub at the end of the season.
Some matches will be moved to Victoria. While some teams will be able to host home games in a fly-in, the fly-out scheme is still to be played across the country.
It is understood that chartered flights may be used for those matches outside Victoria to reduce contact with the public and reduce the risk of further infection.
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CA has had to postpone two matches in the tournament so far. But is determined to build on the pressure with the outbreak in both Brisbane and Melbourne Stars camps.
It’s too complicated. We’re slowly moving the teams to Melbourne,” CA CEO Nick Hockley told Sen. “We saw the other night that we had a significant set of teams in South-East Queensland. And we were able to remodel the fixtures to keep going.
“In the final 10 days of the group stage of the competition, we will gradually move teams to Melbourne. They will still fly in and out for games in the domestic markets. But if a team is affected it is up to us to swap it. Gives more opportunities. In teams.”
Hockley said his belief the competition could continue was based on the fact that the outbreaks were “mainly” in only two teams.
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The Melbourne Stars have also postponed one game but were forced to play another two with local replacement players filling in.
Speaking after last night’s game against the Adelaide Strikers, Matthew Wade revealed that this week the off-field restrictions on BBL players have become stricter.
“It’s starting to get difficult, this tournament. We’ll try to keep the train on the tracks, but if it can’t be done, it can’t be done.