Australia defend ‘heartbreaking’ decision to scrap S. Africa tour
SYDNEY – Cricket Australia denied Wednesday it was only interested in lucrative series against India and England after scrapping next month’s Test tour to South Africa over coronavirus fears.
The withdrawal drew a sharp response from Cricket South Africa, which expressed frustration at the “eleventh hour” decision despite extensive work to establish bio-secure bubbles for the tourists.
CA interim chief executive Nick Hockley described the pull out as “heartbreaking”, insisting the Covid-19…