The tour, scheduled for Jan. 24-Feb 9,
comprised three one-day internationals in Perth, Hobart and Sydney and a
solitary Twenty20 match in Canberra.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and Cricket
Australia (CA) stated they had been discussing when the fixtures could possibly be performed.
“As we now know, the arrival of Omicron
prompted a change of coronary heart from the NZ authorities, ensuing in a tough 10-day
necessary isolation interval being imposed on all incoming travellers,” NZC
Chief Executive David White stated.
“NZC and CA had explored a proposal to
develop the tour and to push out the date on which the squad may return to New
Zealand in the hope that is likely to be extra achievable for the federal government.
“Unfortunately, we acquired recommendation this
morning that they might not present certainty over this.”
NZC and CA stated discussions had been persevering with
over when the postponed fixtures can be performed.
CA stated ticket purchasers could be refunded
and it’ll affirm the schedule for the crew’s T20 Internationals in opposition to Sri
Lanka subsequent month as quickly as doable.
Australia are scheduled to play 5 T20s
in opposition to Sri Lanka from Feb 11.
“We know followers can be disenchanted and
thank them for his or her understanding given the distinctive circumstances that the
international pandemic presents for everybody,” CA CEO Nick Hockley stated.
