sport news Ashes: Western Australia premier says England and hosts WILL have to quarantine ...
Western Australia premier insists England and hosts WILL have to quarantine for a fortnight ahead of final Ashes Test in Perth... with chances of schedule being reworked increasing following hard-line stance Perth's Optus Stadium is due to hold the fifth and final Ashes Test of the series But Mark McGowan has insisted on a full fortnight's quarantine for state arrivals He dismissed chance of anyone involved in Test being offered a reduction A second floodlit Test, at the MCG, is viewed as the most plausible scenario
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The chances of the Ashes schedule being re-worked have increased massively after Western Australia premier Mark McGowan took a hard-line stance on Omicron variant measures.
Perth's 60,000-seater Optus Stadium, which has taken over from the WACA as the city's main cricket venue, is due to host the fifth and final match of the series from January 14-18 but McGowan's insistence on a full fortnight's quarantine for state arrivals and a ban of families places it in serious jeopardy.
Dismissing any chance of anyone involved in the match being
