Australian batsman Matthew Wade said on Sunday there will be a potentially tougher quarantine or biosecurity bubble in Brisbane once they travel there for the fourth test against India. Australia and India will meet in the third round at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting on January 7 and then both sides will travel to Brisbane for the fourth round, which will start on January 15. However, according to a report in Cricbuzz, India has expressed their unwillingness to travel to Brisbane for the fourth test if they are confined to their hotel rooms when they are not playing or training.
“From my position, there is no uncertainty, there is a lot of talk and we understand it. For us as a group, we are just thinking that we are going to play the third test in Sydney and then we will go to Brisbane for the fourth test, until the powers that be call. at our door and they tell us it’s going to change, we’re going to move on to the next game, waiting for what is going to be, it’s out of our control, “Wade said during a virtual press conference on Sunday.
“There is a bit of uncertainty around that, it will be a potentially tougher quarantine or biosecurity bubble in Brisbane than we have here, that’s for sure. No one knows the final details on that yet, but there will be a stricter protocol in place. Brisbane than here. We prefer not to sacrifice the test in Brisbane, the schedule has been implemented, there was some speculation about the possibility of staying in Melbourne as well, but we stick to it, we hope to travel to Brisbane to play the fourth test, “he added.
Speaking about Australia’s flawless record at the Gabba in Brisbane, Wade said: “It’s no secret that we like to start our summer in Brisbane, our record is very good there and we tend to play cricket well there. India has an amazing lineup. bowling so we certainly won’t take that for granted when we get to the Gabba, but yeah we love to play in Brisbane, we’ll be more comfortable playing on schedule rather than back-to-back events in Sydney if it comes down to that. There’s no secret that we love Gabba. “
“Many players knew that it would not be an ideal situation to enter this series, if something goes wrong then we will have to make more sacrifices along the way, as a group we understand that and we are ready for the challenge,” he added. added.
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Cricket Australia said on Saturday that Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini have been isolated as a precautionary measure after these five players were seen eating indoors in Melbourne on New Year’s Day. Both Cricket Australia and the Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) are also investigating this matter.
Cricket Australia reported Wednesday that the hosts will train in Melbourne on January 2-3 before moving to Sydney on January 4.
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