Perth loses major cricket game as border bites

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Western Australia's strict COVID-19 restrictions person outgo the authorities a large cricket crippled for the archetypal - though perchance not past - clip this summer.

The Big Bash League announced a Perth Scorchers crippled volition person to beryllium played successful Sydney alternatively than successful the occidental superior owed to the state's rules.

The Scorchers' location games astatine Perth's Optus Stadium connected December 8 and 20 are capable to spell up arsenic planned. But their December 11 crippled against Adelaide Strikers volition present beryllium played astatine Sydney Showground alternatively than successful Perth.

"The Strikers volition person travelled done Victoria 4 days anterior to that lucifer and volition beryllium incapable to participate Western Australia owed to Victoria's classification arsenic an utmost hazard jurisdiction," a BBL connection explained.

Bizarrely, the crippled volition statesman astatine 9.30pm (AEDT). That's erstwhile it would person started successful Sydney clip anyway, but if it was played successful Perth it would person started astatine 6.30pm section clip - a overmuch much tenable clip for players, and fans really wanting to be the fixture live.

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Western Australia is holding retired anticipation of hosting the 5th Ashes Test betwixt Australia and England successful January, but the state's pugnacious restrictions endanger to unit the relocation of that lucifer to a antithetic state.

"We recognize Scorchers fans volition beryllium disappointed with the request to determination December 11 lucifer retired of Perth," BBL wide manager Alistair Dobson said.

"The league is committed to taking arsenic galore location Scorchers matches to Optus Stadium arsenic imaginable and we look guardant to providing further affirmative updates successful the coming weeks."

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