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Australia defend ‘heartbreaking’ decision to scrap S. Africa tour

Australia defend ‘heartbreaking’ decision to scrap S. Africa tour

South Africa captain Quinton de Kock and Australian counterpart Tim Paine will not lock Horns later this month after Australia pulled out of their Test tour to South Africa becuase of coronavirus fears

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…

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