NZ vs AUS | New Zealand’s limited overs tour to Australia postponed

New Zealand recently played a Test series against Bangladesh at home and were scheduled to tour Australia for a series starting from January 24. Australia have recently won the Ashes 2021-22 comfortably by 4-0. Now, the New Zealand’s tour to Australia has been postponed due to quarantine requirements and border controls in New Zealand. There was a lack of clarity about when the squad would be able to return back home. 

"We are extremely disappointed that we won't be able to play the scheduled matches against New Zealand as planned, however, we will continue to work with New Zealand Cricket to reschedule the series," Nick Hockley, CA CEO, said on Wednesday (January 19). "We thank NZC, who made every effort to make the series happen, however, because they were unable to get certainty over return quarantine arrangements, it is simply just not possible at this time.

"We look forward to welcoming Sri Lanka to Australia next month and will confirm the schedule for that series as soon as possible."

Three ODIs and a lone T20I was to be played between these two sides but the outbreak of new Covid variant pushed back the tour. NZC chief executive David White said that a 10-day mandatory isolation period is imposed on all incoming travellers in the country. 

"NZC and CA had explored a proposal to expand the tour and to push out the date on which the squad might return to New Zealand in the hope that might be more achievable for the Government. Unfortunately, we received advice this morning that they could not provide certainty over this.”