Wellington, Jan 14 (AP) New Zealand tour of Australia for a limited-overs series later this month thrown into jeopardy. Due to stringent boundary restrictions as the team will now have to reserve a quarantine space for their return.
The New Zealand team was to leave for Australia on January 24. To play ODIs on January 30, February 2 and February 5 and T20 matches on February 8.
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New Zealand Cricket did not book quarantine places for February
New Zealand Cricket did not book quarantine for February. As it hoped that New Zealanders returning from Australia would not need to do so. Earlier it was mandatory to do this only till mid-January but now after the spread of Omicron variant it has been increased till the end of February.
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New Zealand Cricket said on Friday that it is hopeful of a tour of Australia. But options discussed with Cricket Australia. This may include delaying the team’s return from Australia or re-programming. A spokesman said the team would not travel to Australia until a return plan was in place.
