South Africa Women unable to tour England this year

After the Indian Women’s Cricket team decided against touring England later this year, Cricket South Africa have decided to follow suit. They informed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that they will not be able to accept the invitation to tour the United Kingdom this September. The decision was taken keeping in mind the […]
 
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South Africa Women unable to tour England this year

After the Indian Women’s Cricket team decided against touring England later this year, Cricket South Africa have decided to follow suit. They informed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that they will not be able to accept the invitation to tour the United Kingdom this September. The decision was taken keeping in mind the current international travel regulations in place for South African national teams.

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A High-Performance squad of 24 players was selected in preparation of the proposed tour. The players were expected to meet on Sunday 16 August at the Powerade High-Performance Centre in Pretoria for their second training camp, but will now continue one-on-one training at their respective Provinces. A revised training schedule will be announced in due course.

South Africa Women unable to tour England this year

The two sides previously met in the Women’s T20 World Cup earlier this year

This is the third instance of a tour for South Africa being affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia were scheduled to travel to South Africa in March; however, the tour was cancelled as a preventative measure before the Proteas’ visit to the West Indies was postponed in May.

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Cricket South Africa director, Graeme Smith said, “It is frustrating that another opportunity for our Momentum Proteas to play against top-quality opposition has again had to be cancelled but as always the safety of our players and support staff is the prime consideration.”

South Africa Women unable to tour England this year