Perth looking for Adelaide swap to save Ashes test

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SYDNEY : Western Australia's sports minister has proposed swapping the dates of the Perth and Adelaide Ashes tests in a last-ditch attempt to keep one of the high-profile matches in the series against England in his state. Cricket Australia are expected to announce over the next few days that the fifth te

SYDNEY : Western Australia's sports minister has proposed swapping the dates of the Perth and Adelaide Ashes tests in a last-ditch attempt to keep one of the high-profile matches in the series against England in his state.

Western Australia has largely managed to keep COVID-19 out with strict border controls and it currently bans travellers from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia from entering the state without undergoing 14 days quarantine. Travellers to Western Australia from Queensland, where the first test gets underway on Wednesday, are allowed to enter without quarantine and sports minister Tony Buti has suggested the players head straight to Perth from Brisbane.

"It's a no-brainer. As long as Queensland stays COVID-free then the teams can fly in ahead of the pink ball day-night test, which is due to start on Dec. 16.

 

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