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Former Australia star Brad Haddin gives 'whingeing' Indian cricket team a serve over quarantine row

Former Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin has given the Indian cricket team a serve for their reported reluctance to play the fourth and final Test match in Brisbane.

Everyone knows how powerful the Board of Control for Cricket in India is. But Haddin had no sympathy for the touring side - who currently have five players isolating because of a potential COVID-19 bubble breach.

"These guys have been in a bubble for a long, long time and they might just start to be getting a little bit tired," Haddin said on Fox Cricket's BBL coverage.

"But you can't move a Test match if a state doesn't have any virus, just because you're over the quarantine.

"You came to Australia knowing exactly what was going to happen.

"You knew there was quarantine restrictions, you knew this could happen.

"Yes it has been a long time now, they've been in quarantine with IPL and now the Australian summer but it's the same for the Australian teams.

We haven't heard them whinge, they've just got on with it.

"So to me it just looks like they're trying not to play at The Gabba."

Australia has an excellent record at The Gabba.

Co-commentator Mark Waugh joked that Haddin might be in trouble with his other employers in the IPL.

"Hadds has just lost his (assistant coach) contract with the Sunrisers Hyderabad after ripping into the Indians there."

https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/au...-opinion/e52be43b-7d41-4431-abde-491ecc148dac
 
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It’s like 2008 all over again - it’s amazing how the Indians are so successful at making the Australian public hate them.

The Aussie team has accepted the rules and the same quarantine.

The Aussie public is not allowed to exit the country, and we have had 9 months of ever-changing border closures and quarantine changes.

35,000 Aussies remain stranded overseas due to a lack of flights and hotel quarantine places. And the Indian team were allowed to jump that queue and use the facilities that those stranded Aussies can’t access.

We accept it all this as being necessary to contain the worst pandemic for a century.

And we don’t take kindly to our guests refusing to do what we have to.
 
Rajdeep said:
Lol...looks like you are deliberately not trying to understand and repeating yourself.

At 3.30 pm on 31 December there were no restrictions on travelling from NSW to Victoria, and 100,000 Victorians were on holiday in NSW.

First of all, based on the above you are agreeing that all these restrictions and border rules are changing on the go. So there goes your theory of BCCI agreed to these quarantine rules before the start of the series.

Second, no one is saying Indian players should not be subject to the host countries rules. Where is the question of special status coming up?

All that they are asking for, arrange the matches where border restriction and quarantine is not required. And this is totally possible considering the fact that all states in Australia have seperate quarantine rules unlike the situation UK was in last August.
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Birdman said:
Well and dandy. Since CA is the host they are responsible for this mess. BCCI don’t have to agree to change in protocols which they agreed to before the series began. BCCI should not expect QL to change their qt protocol they have established to keep their citizens safe and at same time CA should not expect Indian players to agree to the change in qt procedures in Queensland. Only way to save face to CA is to play the last game in Sydney and move on.
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Read my earlier post.

All parties - including the BCCI - knew that border closures and quarantine rules change constantly in Australia during the pandemic.

And all parties - including the BCCI - signed a document explicitly stating that if the teams have to cross a closed border, they will be tested before and after, will travel in a chartered aircraft, and will be quarantined in their rooms when not at the ground.

This could have happened in Melbourne or Sydney or Brisbane. They all knew it was the plan in the event of an outbreak, and they all agreed to it.
 
Junaids said:
It’s like 2008 all over again - it’s amazing how the Indians are so successful at making the Australian public hate them.

The Aussie team has accepted the rules and the same quarantine.

The Aussie public is not allowed to exit the country, and we have had 9 months of ever-changing border closures and quarantine changes.

35,000 Aussies remain stranded overseas due to a lack of flights and hotel quarantine places. And the Indian team were allowed to jump that queue and use the facilities that those stranded Aussies can’t access.

We accept it all this as being necessary to contain the worst pandemic for a century.

And we don’t take kindly to our guests refusing to do what we have to.
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The reason Australian team accepted the quarantine because its a request from their board. There is absolutely no reason for Indian players to go through hard quarantine even though there are options available to move the matches to seperate venues.

As I said before, Aussies wont like it either if they have to do quarantine before every test in seperate state in India. This is the reason why BCCI arranged most games of English tour in 1 venue.
 
Rajdeep said:
The reason Australian team accepted the quarantine because its a request from their board. There is absolutely no reason for Indian players to go through hard quarantine even though there are options available to move the matches to seperate venues.

As I said before, Aussies wont like it either if they have to do quarantine before every test in seperate state in India. This is the reason why BCCI arranged most games of English tour in 1 venue.
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I literally couldn’t care less.

This is the reality of being in a country which is succeeding against this pandemic, unlike Failed States like India or England.

It’s a privilege for India to be allowed in when tens of thousands of Aussies are stranded overseas. And if India don’t like the rules they can get lost.

Seriously, they are REALLY annoying the Australian public today. And for once their economic power in cricket is not going to get their hosts to change the rules for them!
 
Rajdeep said:
As I said before, Aussies wont like it either if they have to do quarantine before every test in seperate state in India. This is the reason why BCCI arranged most games of English tour in 1 venue.
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If Australia toured India at the moment they would be required to undergo what you're calling a 'hard quarantine' for the entire tour, as England will shortly be required to do for a 2 month period, not just the period of just over a week that India are being asked to do so in Brisbane.
 
HitWicket said:
If Australia toured India at the moment they would be required to undergo what you're calling a 'hard quarantine' for the entire tour, as England will shortly be required to do for a 2 month period, not just the period of just over a week that India are being asked to do so in Brisbane.
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They ( indian player) are already in bio bubble from past 6 months .
 
Devadwal said:
They ( indian player) are already in bio bubble from past 6 months .
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I'm not entirely sure what your point is, but in that case I'm sure 1 week or so without access to shops and restaurants won't be the end of the world.
 
Very poor from CA. They should have rescheduled the venues instead of going through all these harakiri. What was the need to play test series at four different venues in the middle of a pandemic?
 
Junaids said:
I literally couldn’t care less.

This is the reality of being in a country which is succeeding against this pandemic, unlike Failed States like India or England.

It’s a privilege for India to be allowed in when tens of thousands of Aussies are stranded overseas. And if India don’t like the rules they can get lost.

Seriously, they are REALLY annoying the Australian public today. And for once their economic power in cricket is not going to get their hosts to change the rules for them!
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Though I totally agree its a privilege to be allowed in Australia, it same holds true for any touring side. But not sure why this topic is even coming up? No where did Indian management or board said that they will not follow border rules.

All they are asking for is move the matches to a different venue rather than forcing them into quarantine. Like covid rules changes with time, mid tour venue shifts also happens all the time. Its not as big a deal as you making it to be.

Also, you dont speak for all Australian public...so wont need to know from you if they are annoyed or not. However, after the series defeat in 2018 and losing boxing day test here, they have all rights to be annoyed. India is no pushover like other Asian sides and their annoyance is justified.

Basically, what you are asking for...even though there are alternatives available, Indian players must go through hardships and forced into quarantine. You should know by now these bullying wont work with BCCI, like it didnt in 2008. Pretty sure CA dont think along those lines like you.
 
Rajdeep said:
Though I totally agree its a privilege to be allowed in Australia, it same holds true for any touring side. But not sure why this topic is even coming up? No where did Indian management or board said that they will not follow border rules.

All they are asking for is move the matches to a different venue rather than forcing them into quarantine. Like covid rules changes with time, mid tour venue shifts also happens all the time. Its not as big a deal as you making it to be.

Also, you dont speak for all Australian public...so wont need to know from you if they are annoyed or not. However, after the series defeat in 2018 and losing boxing day test here, they have all rights to be annoyed. India is no pushover like other Asian sides and their annoyance is justified.

Basically, what you are asking for...even though there are alternatives available, Indian players must go through hardships and forced into quarantine. You should know by now these bullying wont work with BCCI, like it didnt in 2008. Pretty sure CA dont think along those lines like you.
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Funnily enough, I agree with your underlying point.

At the time of the Adelaide outbreak I wrote that it is asking for trouble to play in 4 different states as if no pandemic is going on.

I argued for 4 Tests in New South Wales, as follows:

SCG
Newcastle
North Sydney Oval
Drummoyne Oval

But why won't you acknowledge that the "hardships" apply to both sides?
 
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Forward Defensive Push said:
Where are all those Indians who made fun of Pakistan cricket team when we received warnings from NZ government? Now you lot have received your own medicine. Never make fun of someone who’s down. It will come back to bite you.
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Said the same thing but nobody listens and as always some of my fellow Indian fans run away when the going gets tough. No one is above the rules and especially when you are travelling a country like Australia where nobody gives a damn about how big a star you are. They should have obeyed the rules instead of 'stuffing pork and beef' in their stomach. :inti
 
Look quarantine is mentally draining and obviously moreso when away from family in a foreign country. Repeated quarantines with inter-state travel in that country is another issue. So the request in isolation isn't without logic.

The problem is the timing of India's complaints, so soon after several players were seen breaching protocol. You can't break the rules and then demand to dictate the rules.

I doubt they'll abort the tour, the bureaucrats behind the scenes will probably work some compromise.
 
Junaids said:
Read my earlier post.

All parties - including the BCCI - knew that border closures and quarantine rules change constantly in Australia during the pandemic.

And all parties - including the BCCI - signed a document explicitly stating that if the teams have to cross a closed border, they will be tested before and after, will travel in a chartered aircraft, and will be quarantined in their rooms when not at the ground.

This could have happened in Melbourne or Sydney or Brisbane. They all knew it was the plan in the event of an outbreak, and they all agreed to it.
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Have you seen that document? Also, it’s the responsibility of Queensland govt to take care of its citizens and BCCI’s responsibility to take care of its players. BCCI is doing what’s best for its players and should not care about what Aussie public thinks.
 
Junaids said:
It’s like 2008 all over again - it’s amazing how the Indians are so successful at making the Australian public hate them.

The Aussie team has accepted the rules and the same quarantine.

The Aussie public is not allowed to exit the country, and we have had 9 months of ever-changing border closures and quarantine changes.

35,000 Aussies remain stranded overseas due to a lack of flights and hotel quarantine places. And the Indian team were allowed to jump that queue and use the facilities that those stranded Aussies can’t access.

We accept it all this as being necessary to contain the worst pandemic for a century.

And we don’t take kindly to our guests refusing to do what we have to.
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Can't wait for India to play oppression politics over this. Will be a tough spin but I reckon they'll give it good go.
 
Junaids said:
Funnily enough, I agree with your underlying point.

At the time of the Adelaide outbreak I wrote that it is asking for trouble to play in 4 different states as if no pandemic is going on.

I argued for 4 Tests in New South Wales, as follows:

SCG
Newcastle
North Sydney Oval
Drummoyne Oval

But why won't you acknowledge that the "hardships" apply to both sides?
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Ofcourse you will agree with me because I am saying the truth...lol.

Remember, quarantine is mentally toxic and its the duty of home boards to make life easier for touring sides. If alternatives is available, which is as simple as just shifting the venue, why wouldnt they do it? Unless ofcourse deliberately they want both teams to take the hardships and do hard quarantine for 14 days which surely isnt the case.
 
Birdman said:
Have you seen that document? Also, it’s the responsibility of Queensland govt to take care of its citizens and BCCI’s responsibility to take care of its players. BCCI is doing what’s best for its players and should not care about what Aussie public thinks.
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I believe they should have done it by communicating with the authorities, submitting their reservations and getting necessary approvals before sending their players.
 
Titan24 said:
Former Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin has given the Indian cricket team a serve for their reported reluctance to play the fourth and final Test match in Brisbane.

Everyone knows how powerful the Board of Control for Cricket in India is. But Haddin had no sympathy for the touring side - who currently have five players isolating because of a potential COVID-19 bubble breach.

"These guys have been in a bubble for a long, long time and they might just start to be getting a little bit tired," Haddin said on Fox Cricket's BBL coverage.

"But you can't move a Test match if a state doesn't have any virus, just because you're over the quarantine.

"You came to Australia knowing exactly what was going to happen.

"You knew there was quarantine restrictions, you knew this could happen.

"Yes it has been a long time now, they've been in quarantine with IPL and now the Australian summer but it's the same for the Australian teams.

We haven't heard them whinge, they've just got on with it.

"So to me it just looks like they're trying not to play at The Gabba."

Australia has an excellent record at The Gabba.

Co-commentator Mark Waugh joked that Haddin might be in trouble with his other employers in the IPL.

"Hadds has just lost his (assistant coach) contract with the Sunrisers Hyderabad after ripping into the Indians there."

https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/au...-opinion/e52be43b-7d41-4431-abde-491ecc148dac
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See even ex cricketers know it. All this goody goody bhai bhai type feeling between Australians and Indian players is fake. All they care about is money. :inti
 
Junaids said:
I literally couldn’t care less.

This is the reality of being in a country which is succeeding against this pandemic, unlike Failed States like India or England.

It’s a privilege for India to be allowed in when tens of thousands of Aussies are stranded overseas. And if India don’t like the rules they can get lost.

Seriously, they are REALLY annoying the Australian public today. And for once their economic power in cricket is not going to get their hosts to change the rules for them!
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Bullcrap as always. Of the highest possible order.

Actually, it's a privilege for Australia to play India.

See how that works?
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Said the same thing but nobody listens and as always some of my fellow Indian fans run away when the going gets tough. No one is above the rules and especially when you are travelling a country like Australia where nobody gives a damn about how big a star you are. They should have obeyed the rules instead of 'stuffing pork and beef' in their stomach. :inti
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Brother I like your style, I really do.

I think at the very least you provide a great alternate POV, and you always get nonsensical Indian egos where it hurts.

I'm a fan. But c'mon do some more work on this, study the news
 
Indian team getting some verbal phainta from the aussies. Some fragile egos getting hurt really badly.
 
Why CA thought that it's a good idea to play in so many venues in the middle of a pandemic? Insisting 3rd test to play in Sydney is simply politics.

CA should have handled the scheduling better to not have to cross the state border so many times. I think the whole issue will be worked out, but this schedule is crazy in the middle of a pandemic.
 
Buffet said:
Why CA thought that it's a good idea to play in so many venues in the middle of a pandemic? Insisting 3rd test to play in Sydney is simply politics.

CA should have handled the scheduling better to not have to cross the state border so many times. I think the whole issue will be worked out, but this schedule is crazy in the middle of a pandemic.
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Why play such a long series in the middle of a pandemic? Why play ODI's? etc. etc.

We all know this series is about money first. But if you're going to go ahead with this series Australia have a right to create winning conditions for themselves.
 
hitthestump said:
Why play such a long series in the middle of a pandemic? Why play ODI's? etc. etc.

We all know this series is about money first. But if you're going to go ahead with this series Australia have a right to create winning conditions for themselves.
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You can play lots of matches in 1-2 venues or simply don't play cricket. It's not a normal time and it's not normal to expect as if we are not in the middle of a pandemic. I don't care about Indian or Aus rights here, I am simply thinking why in the world CA did not think about the issue of state crossing will come if you have tons of venues.

The host board is responsible for schedule, and if state border was not considered then they dropped the ball here.
 
This whole series was done to save Australia's cricket board from financial distress. Its not like Australia is doing great favor to India by hosting India

Beyond a point , u have to reasonable. These quarantines take big toll on u mentally. Ultimately its about playing cricket. Why not play the Brisbane match in Sydney & Melbourne where there are less restrictions

I m totally fine with Queensland imposing strict criteria , but then why are Indians obliged to play ball. Just play the game in Sydney. The ODI & T20 were anyways played in just 2 venues

Even India has scheduled most of England home series in Gujarat to avoid hassles for the touring side
 
Australia are not allowing a lot of people to come into the country. The Indian team have gotten special allowance to be in Australia. What they have done here could jerpodaise how future tours go. Australian government may not be so lenient with the rules .
 
KoyoAli said:
You have called for the banning of Pakistan from cricket for much less. And hilariously England's tour of SA was cut short due to Covid breaches and now this is happening with India in Aus. Take your humble pie, Pakistan despite the hiccups will honourable complete their tour.
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The situations are not comparable. Indian players have breached some rules just like Archer did in the summer and English management did in South Africa. It shouldn’t happen but a slap on the wrist is enough.

On the other hand, Pakistan took COVID positive players to New Zealand because of their sheer negligence.

Two days before the squad traveled to New Zealand, Fakhar showed blatant COVID symptoms and tested false negative.

PCB decided to isolate him while the rest of the squad, of whom several members caught the virus from COVID, travelled to New Zealand where they were tested on arrival and thus tested positive.

PCB should have isolated the entire squad as a precautionary measure and tested them again before sending them to New Zealand. Instead, they blindly trusted Fakhar’s test result even though he showed blatant COVID symptoms.

The difference between what happened with India in Australia and what happened with Pakistan in New Zealand is very clear. In India’s case, it was a breach by individual players.

In Pakistan’s case, it was a breach by PCB. They were the ones to show negligence; not the players.
 
In cricket, Pakistan is the only country where the breach happened at board level.

So far we have had the following breaches:

1. Archer leaving his hotel and going home during the Pakistan series.
2. PCB sending COVID positive players to New Zealand.
3. West Indies players breaking bubble in New Zealand.
4. English players training in a non-quarantine facility in South Africa.

In all these four instances, only in Pakistan’s case did the breach happen at the board level, and that is why it is unforgivable.
 
If it were me, all the matches would have been held in 1-2 venues (Adelaide/MCG), like what BCCI is doing for the England series.

From what I am following on news, there has been no official statement form either BCCI or CA or the Australian Government. It's the middlemen and commentators and basically nobodies who are making all the noise. Let these things sort out behind the doors; I am sure sanity will prevail with such an important tour at stake.

My take: The five players should not have stepped out for dinner; that whole deal was embarrassing and unnecessary distraction from match preparation. But that issue is different from asking for a change of venue for the 4th test from Brisbane to Sydney if possible, so that the players are not further quarantined. It's a request or maybe a negotiation between BCCI and CA and in turn, between CA and the Australian government. We need not worry about any of this. It took me a while to understand the difference between these two issues and I hope my friends at PP also understand this.

Also, in my experience, some Aussies are good men and some are racist ******; Indian team is in Australia to win cricket matches and not a popularity contest, so it doesn't matter what the Aussie media and a few politicians say, the Indian players should just focus on their practice.
 
Mamoon said:
In cricket, Pakistan is the only country where the breach happened at board level.

So far we have had the following breaches:

1. Archer leaving his hotel and going home during the Pakistan series.
2. PCB sending COVID positive players to New Zealand.
3. West Indies players breaking bubble in New Zealand.
4. English players training in a non-quarantine facility in South Africa.

In all these four instances, only in Pakistan’s case did the breach happen at the board level, and that is why it is unforgivable.
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Mamoon bro.

Airline companies are incharge of transporting passengers.

In pakistan, airline companies will not take you to anyccountry unless andnuntil you get a positive from their affiliated labs.

Lab reports are directly mailed to the airlines.

Thus, it isnt possible for pcb to send positive patients to England, unless and until the airline company breeched rules
 
Queensland government or the Australian Government is absolutely right.....here....
Hope better sense prevails
 
Major said:
Mamoon bro.

Airline companies are incharge of transporting passengers.

In pakistan, airline companies will not take you to anyccountry unless andnuntil you get a positive from their affiliated labs.

Lab reports are directly mailed to the airlines.

Thus, it isnt possible for pcb to send positive patients to England, unless and until the airline company breeched rules
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This is a tough day for him , let the poor guy bash Pakistan in peace. Don’t bring stuff like facts into it.
 
Indian team is indirectly avoiding GABBA....hope Aussie government atleast show some spine this
Time unlike CA ...which is absolutely dud.....in front
of BCCI
 
Rajdeep said:
Dont think he insulted Indians at all. He said if you cant follow the rules, which Indian players dont want to anyway (another hard quarantine), dont come to Queensland. Not sure where did you see any insult here.

The shadow minister is absolutely within his right to lay down the rules of his state. At the same token, Indian players also have rights to raise their concern regarding extra quarantine protocols which were not discussed prior to the series.

I dont see any insult here from anyone...lol.
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If he said what he said without no reason and he had no concerns Indians wont break the rules like they have done with the video then its out of order to say what he said. The only time its justified to say what he said if he had genuine concerns Indians are breaking the rules which could have been due to the video.

Other than that I cant see man of his standing use such hard and fast words against the visiting team.
 
What is it with Pakistani and Indian players?

If you can't adhere to the rules then go home!
 
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Mesozoic said:
Looks like you've read absolutely nothing on this, just read the thread title and came here to vent out and embarrass yourselves.

"The guy" is a Queensland shadow minister. What right does he (it's a she though) have to comment who stays in Australia and who doesn't. And where did she even mention the "go home" part. :))

You're trying way to hard to draw parallels between your team's earlier situation in NZ and the one here with India.

I repeat. No Australian has made threats of deporting us back to India. So, it's not the same thing as you want it to be.
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He has clearly said the Indians are not welcome in Queensland if they don't follow the rules strictly which means they must go home unless according to you it means they can go to Switzerland to party.

I never mentioned NZ or Pakistan dont be so insecure the fact you mentioned NZ means perhaps you see a parallel.
 
El Generico said:
This is a tough day for him , let the poor guy bash Pakistan in peace. Don’t bring stuff like facts into it.
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Lol, very tough day. He’s running out of ways to blame the pcb. Using the same logic as Mamoon this is a breach by the BCCI, are they as a board so incompetent that they can’t control their players and explain the rules to them? 😂
 
Pakhs said:
If he said what he said without no reason and he had no concerns Indians wont break the rules like they have done with the video then its out of order to say what he said. The only time its justified to say what he said if he had genuine concerns Indians are breaking the rules which could have been due to the video.

Other than that I cant see man of his standing use such hard and fast words against the visiting team.
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Who said the shadow minister said without any reason? Indian players and management have shown reservations of doing another hard quarantine in Brisbane to which the shadow minister replied not to come in Brisbane then (which is what even Indians are asking). I think it was a perfectly fine response from him and no one got insulted. The onus is now on CA to make the arrangements.

This has nothing to do with the video that surfaced yesterday....that (non) issue has already burnt out. Those 5 Indian players will not do self isolation as BCCI confirmed no rule is broken and will travel with team to Sydney tomorrow.
 
While this is dangerous and India shouldn’t had agreed to every state quarantine but i just love that Aussies hate us, we were getting too mush with each other maybe coz IPL..
 
Matthew Wade has said that Australia fully expects to play the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at its scheduled venue – The Gabba in Brisbane – after reports emerged that India are not keen on travelling to the city in view of quarantine proposals. The Australian state governments have imposed border restrictions, including the one between Queensland and New South Wales, which means that the players will have to go another quarantine period upon their arrival ahead of the fourth Test starting January 15.

India have already served their 14-day mandatory quarantine period and sources withing the team believe they don’t want more restrictions imposed on the mentally worn-out players, which is why India might prefer the fourth Test also being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Wade, however, informed that the Australian team is not aware of any such development and that the current plan is for the Brisbane Test to go ahead as planned.

“That’s the first I’ve heard of it to be honest,” Wade told reporters on Sunday. “We all knew we were going to get some curveballs and this is just one of them. The schedule has been rolled out and we’d prefer to stick to that. I would expect just to go to the Gabba regardless, (even) if that is more of a quarantine-based (situation), we fully expect to be going to Brisbane to play the Gabba Test.”

Wade elaborated on the matter, saying that players from India and Australia were always aware that it wouldn’t be the smoothest of rides going by what’s transpiring in the country. The Indian contingent has whole-heartedly complied with Cricket Australia and the state governments in terms of the protocols laid out. Sydney recorded a fresh spike in Covid-19 cases not too long ago which had raised doubts over the venue of the third Test before the SGC was finally offered the green light.

“If that’s what the Government are going to make us to do play a game at the Gabba, we’re willing to sacrifice,” Wade said. “I knew coming into it, and a lot of people knew coming into it, it wasn’t going to be an ideal situation and if something went south, we were going to have to make some more sacrifices along the way. As a group we understand that and we’re ready for the challenge.”

Wade further added that Australia would rather not play consecutive Test matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground. One of the reasons could be their unbeaten record at the Gabba since 1988, especially since the last time India toured Australia where they won the series 2-1, Brisbane did not host a Test match.

“Our record is very good there and we tend to play good cricket there,” Wade said of the Gabba. “Two games back-to-back at the SCG would not be something we’d want to do, we’d be much more comfortable playing the schedule (as planned), there’s no secret we love the Gabba and we want to get there.”

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...-reluctance/story-MzEOQvM12Yw54EH3IMM06N.html
 
Is it because of Sydney the team has to hard quarantine for Brisbane?
 
tyron_woodley said:
Another inbred lmao. India is not scared. We are without 4 of our freaking best players. We still kicked Australia's butt last game and we actually played very well In the first game too. If not for dropped catches we would have kicked their butts in that game too.not even going to mention drs and lbw calls going Australia way. Cheating with runout calls etc.

If there is any team that can deviriginize Australia at Gabba, it's India. They have stopped Australia several times in the past when they went on a streak. Even with our under strength team we are capable.
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Lol what a whiner. Aussies dropped Indian batsmen in the second test too that way so don’t cry about catches dropped. And you’re literally manufacturing cheating claims. Fact is with your strongest side played yet on the tour you were 36 all out
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
"So to me it just looks like they're trying not to play at The Gabba."

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It may look anything to him, dont think Indian players or Bcci cares. They will look after their own interests, doesn't matter what Aussie public or players think.
 
Rajdeep said:
Who said the shadow minister said without any reason? Indian players and management have shown reservations of doing another hard quarantine in Brisbane to which the shadow minister replied not to come in Brisbane then (which is what even Indians are asking). I think it was a perfectly fine response from him and no one got insulted. The onus is now on CA to make the arrangements.

This has nothing to do with the video that surfaced yesterday....that (non) issue has already burnt out. Those 5 Indian players will not do self isolation as BCCI confirmed no rule is broken and will travel with team to Sydney tomorrow.
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Even if they have shown reservation the minister should not say don't come then. That's not great hospitality instead he should engage in dialogue the fact that he just straight up said dont come then to the strongest board in the world means either he was angry about India breaking the rules or just wanted to be rude or is just rude.
 
Pakhs said:
Even if they have shown reservation the minister should not say don't come then. That's not great hospitality instead he should engage in dialogue the fact that he just straight up said dont come then to the strongest board in the world means either he was angry about India breaking the rules or just wanted to be rude or is just rude.
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What engage in dialogue?

Indian team wont do a hard quarantine and hence they have already said they wont go to Brisbane. So saying dont come once someone has already daid he doesn't want to come means nothing.
 
cricketjoshila said:
What engage in dialogue?

Indian team wont do a hard quarantine and hence they have already said they wont go to Brisbane. So saying dont come once someone has already daid he doesn't want to come means nothing.
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Where have they said they wont go to Brisbane? I think some fans are so insecure they are seeing things or should I say reading?
 
Some daft arguments here . Aussie authorities don’t give two monkeys about the BCCI bank balance , India will go to Brisbane do what they are told. Nobody will not forced to eat alone in their rooms lol

The comments from Aussies are humiliating for India but India is prob the most hated cricket team for a reason .

Aus will be beat India in Brisbane & Indians will self isolate on Twitter bashing their keyboards with abuse .
 
JaDed said:
Is it because of Sydney the team has to hard quarantine for Brisbane?
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Yes.

People coming in from hotspots of infection have to be isolated to prevent spread into the community here.
 
KingKhanWC said:
Some daft arguments here . Aussie authorities don’t give two monkeys about the BCCI bank balance , India will go to Brisbane do what they are told. Nobody will not forced to eat alone in their rooms lol

The comments from Aussies are humiliating for India but India is prob the most hated cricket team for a reason .

Aus will be beat India in Brisbane & Indians will self isolate on Twitter bashing their keyboards with abuse .
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Agree with this lol
 
cricketjoshila said:
Indians have already said they are not going. So there is no meaning of dont come here.
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To be fair, the premier of QLD has been shouting, "don't come here" at every other state in Australia in the media for months now- including trolling the NSW premier & PM. She does seem to be enjoying it.
 
Pakhs said:
non cricket related posts but its Indians who where making big deal of those statements when it came to Pakistan I didn't even felt like it was worth commenting at the time and stayed away from those posts.
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The big deal was how PCB and Wasim cowed down and not supported his boys. He should have been harsh on NZ cricket head and told him to back off, else tour would not proceed.
Then it is NZ cricket responsibility to handle their government.
Pakistan did a favor to NZ by touring and providing them with much needed influx of money.
 
Junaids said:
Yes.

People coming in from hotspots of infection have to be isolated to prevent spread into the community here.
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Then they should just play in Sydney, this makes no sense to keep doing hard quarantine just due to states change..these are hard times, yes understood but then CA should understand that too and stop pushing for having matches across the states.

Unless BCCI signed up for this I don’t see why Indian team should agree for this?

Wonder if contracts are on public domain..
 
Junaids said:
Yes.

People coming in from hotspots of infection have to be isolated to prevent spread into the community here.
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What Stopped CA to play in Gabba first and then go to Sydney? Or just play in Gabba twice.

That would have been a better outcome and it would have avoided asking for additional isolation.
 
JaDed said:
Then they should just play in Sydney, this makes no sense to keep doing hard quarantine just due to states change..these are hard times, yes understood but then CA should understand that too and stop pushing for having matches across the states.

Unless BCCI signed up for this I don’t see why Indian team should agree for this?

Wonder if contracts are on public domain..
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CA should have simply switched Gabba for 3rd and Sydney for 4th test. There was uncertainty for many days where 3rd test will take place, but I was surprised to see Sydney still having 3rd test.
 
Buffet said:
CA should have simply switched Gabba for 3rd and Sydney for 4th test. There was uncertainty for many days where 3rd test will take place, but I was surprised to see Sydney still having 3rd test.
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Yup that makes sense too ..
 
There were reports in Australia on Sunday where Queensland's chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young was quoted saying that the teams might not have to be confined to their hotel rooms in Brisbane and instead have "bubbles within the hotel" where they could meet each other.
Looks like BCCI's management is working. Queensland seems to softening a bit..lol.
 
Buffet said:
CA should have simply switched Gabba for 3rd and Sydney for 4th test. There was uncertainty for many days where 3rd test will take place, but I was surprised to see Sydney still having 3rd test.
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Its politics. Sydney is Liberal Govt.. Queensland and Victoria are Labor.
There is no way they will allow a back to back test match in Melbourne, and want it in Sydney.
Indians are simply refusing to be the victims in this Labor vs Liberal fight.
 
Contradictory if crowds allowed but players in hotel quarantine, says Team India

The Indian cricket team have said they are not prepared to be treated as "animals in a zoo" where they have to undergo hotel quarantine while 20,000 fans watch them play at the SCG. The entire Indian contingent underwent a Covid-19 test on Sunday (January 3) and are awaiting the results as they fly out of Melbourne to Sydney on Monday (January 4). And a team insider has informed Cricbuzz that if everyone tests negative, they see no reason why the Indians need to be put in quarantine for the remainder of the tour. The visitors have stuck to their stance of wanting to be treated as "normal Australians" and have said that they are prepared to follow the "government protocols" that everyone else in the respective state has to abide by.

"We think it's contradictory if you are going to allow fans to come to the ground and enjoy that freedom, and then ask us as performers to go back to the hotel and quarantine. That is especially after we've been tested negative for the virus. We don't want to be treated like we are animals in the zoo," the source told Cricbuzz.

"It goes back to what we've said from the beginning. We want to follow the same rules as every Australian citizen in the country. So, if crowds weren't allowed inside the ground, then it makes sense for them to ask us to quarantine inside the hotel," he added.

The team source has also revealed that the last information they received from Cricket Australia's medical team regarding Brisbane came last week where they were informed that they "couldn't leave their respective floors". And that the Indians had immediately refused to accept these conditions.

"We were told by their medical team that we wouldn't be allowed to leave our respective floors in the hotel. The senior team management immediately said that these conditions weren't acceptable for us. That's the last we heard about the matter," the source said.

There were reports in Australia on Sunday where Queensland's chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young was quoted saying that the teams might not have to be confined to their hotel rooms in Brisbane and instead have "bubbles within the hotel" where they could meet each other.

"We are not in favour of hotel quarantine and being asked to stay confined indoors, especially at this stage of the tour. We will follow all the protocols that are in place by the government if it means wearing masks while stepping out for a meal or completely avoiding 'red zones' and 'hot spots'," the source said.

Cricbuzz had reported two days earlier about India's reluctance to travel to Brisbane for the fourth Test if they were forced into hard lockdown, where their movements would be restricted from the team hotel to the stadium and back. They had asked instead for the remaining two Test matches to be played in the same city and not be "shunted around".

The source also gave the team's version of events regarding the five players who reportedly breached the bubble in Melbourne by dining indoors on January 1.

"The players only went indoors to eat because it started raining. We don't understand why those five players need to be isolated or be asked to sit separately on the flight, especially after they have tested negative for the virus," the insider said.

He then reiterated the challenges that come with spending long periods inside a bubble or in quarantine like the Indian players have over the past few months, and also the sacrifices that they've made while being in Australia.

"Our players have made lots of sacrifices on this tour like Mohammad Siraj not being able to go back to attend his father's funeral. Some of our boys have been inside a bubble for nearly six months and it's not been easy for anyone," he added.

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-ne...t-players-in-hotel-quarantine-says-team-india
 
B_Positive said:
The Indian cricket team have said they are not prepared to be treated as "animals in a zoo" where they have to undergo hotel quarantine while 20,000 fans watch them play at the SCG. The entire Indian contingent underwent a Covid-19 test on Sunday (January 3) and are awaiting the results as they fly out of Melbourne to Sydney on Monday (January 4). And a team insider has informed Cricbuzz that if everyone tests negative, they see no reason why the Indians need to be put in quarantine for the remainder of the tour. The visitors have stuck to their stance of wanting to be treated as "normal Australians" and have said that they are prepared to follow the "government protocols" that everyone else in the respective state has to abide by.

"We think it's contradictory if you are going to allow fans to come to the ground and enjoy that freedom, and then ask us as performers to go back to the hotel and quarantine. That is especially after we've been tested negative for the virus. We don't want to be treated like we are animals in the zoo," the source told Cricbuzz.

"It goes back to what we've said from the beginning. We want to follow the same rules as every Australian citizen in the country. So, if crowds weren't allowed inside the ground, then it makes sense for them to ask us to quarantine inside the hotel," he added.

The team source has also revealed that the last information they received from Cricket Australia's medical team regarding Brisbane came last week where they were informed that they "couldn't leave their respective floors". And that the Indians had immediately refused to accept these conditions.

"We were told by their medical team that we wouldn't be allowed to leave our respective floors in the hotel. The senior team management immediately said that these conditions weren't acceptable for us. That's the last we heard about the matter," the source said.

There were reports in Australia on Sunday where Queensland's chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young was quoted saying that the teams might not have to be confined to their hotel rooms in Brisbane and instead have "bubbles within the hotel" where they could meet each other.

"We are not in favour of hotel quarantine and being asked to stay confined indoors, especially at this stage of the tour. We will follow all the protocols that are in place by the government if it means wearing masks while stepping out for a meal or completely avoiding 'red zones' and 'hot spots'," the source said.

Cricbuzz had reported two days earlier about India's reluctance to travel to Brisbane for the fourth Test if they were forced into hard lockdown, where their movements would be restricted from the team hotel to the stadium and back. They had asked instead for the remaining two Test matches to be played in the same city and not be "shunted around".

The source also gave the team's version of events regarding the five players who reportedly breached the bubble in Melbourne by dining indoors on January 1.

"The players only went indoors to eat because it started raining. We don't understand why those five players need to be isolated or be asked to sit separately on the flight, especially after they have tested negative for the virus," the insider said.

He then reiterated the challenges that come with spending long periods inside a bubble or in quarantine like the Indian players have over the past few months, and also the sacrifices that they've made while being in Australia.

"Our players have made lots of sacrifices on this tour like Mohammad Siraj not being able to go back to attend his father's funeral. Some of our boys have been inside a bubble for nearly six months and it's not been easy for anyone," he added.

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-ne...t-players-in-hotel-quarantine-says-team-india
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Absolutely
Makes sense
 
Chickening out of the Gabba test is what I see. Though I do see their point too, makes no sense if they've been quarantined more than 14 days.
 
What is so special about Gabba and why will India chicken out?

They have a depleted squad now. Australia will be heavy favorites to beat them in Australia venue, be it Gabba, MCG, SCG, Hobart etc.
 
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