England’s limited overs tour of South Africa will go ahead despite the administrative chaos engulfing South African cricket. The England a...
England’s limited overs tour of South Africa will go ahead despite the administrative chaos engulfing South African cricket.
The England and Wales Cricket Board said Wednesday that three Twenty20s and three one-day internationals will take place behind closed doors in Cape Town and Paarl starting in November.
Both the ECB and Cricket South Africa have agreed to bio-security and travel plans for what will be the first international tour by an England cricket team since the coronavirus pandemic.
The future of the tour was in question when South Africa’s sports minister threatened to intervene directly in the affairs of Cricket South Africa following concerns over a lack of unrestricted access to a forensic report which led to the dismissal of chief executive Thabang Moroe in August.
South African cricket has been in disarray since Moroe was suspended last December after alienating the country’s players’ association and revoking the accreditation of critical journalists, which in turn led to major sponsors withdrawing their support amid calls for the board to resign.
‘Owe it to the sport’
But those issues have not scuppered the tour, with the South African government granting exemptions for inbound travel for the England players and management earlier this week.
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