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Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley has mentioned that Australia will look to reschedule its postponed tour to South Africa. They are looking forward to resuming things only if the health situation and cricketing calendar allow. Australia was supposed to play a three-match Test series in South Africa in March-April. The Australian cricket board had even announced their 19-man squad for the tour. However, the series had to be adjourned due to the pandemic situation in the Rainbow Nation.
Cricket Australia interim chief executive Nick Hockley stated that both cricket boards are in the middle of productive discussions regarding the possibility of a future tour. The move to delay the series clearly distressed CSA, as it incurred significant expenses. The CSA even wrote to the International Cricket Council for financial redress.
Australia missed their chance to make it to the ICC World Test Championship final
Australia had also pulled out of a Test tour of Bangladesh last year along with white-ball tours of New Zealand and Zimbabwe due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The Australian board also called off a home Test series against Afghanistan the previous summer and a home T20 series against West Indies.
South Africa's Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith, appealed to the ICC to ensure smaller nations get their fair share of action against the big three countries India, Australia, and England. Smith also warned that the T20 competitions would get bigger if smaller nations didn't get to play enough international cricket. The move to delay the South Africa tour also hurt Australia as they didn't get an opportunity to make it to the WTC final. The Australian team had to depend on the result of the India-England Test series.
With Virat Kohli's side winning 3-1, the Kangaroos were knocked out of the race. India will face New Zealand in the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship in June. The Black Caps have 118 points after their outstanding home season. India has 122 points after a great series win against England.