WA's desperate move to keep Perth Ashes Test

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The Western Australian authorities has launched a hopeless bid to snatch the 2nd Ashes Test from Adelaide to guarantee Perth remains connected the schedule.

Cricket Australia is believed to beryllium acceptable to denote that Perth volition suffer the 5th Test owed to its hardline borderline stance, which states that travellers from New South Wales indispensable quarantine for 2 weeks.

The WA authorities is pushing to person Perth Stadium big the 2nd Test, opening connected December 16, and Adelaide Oval the fifth, starting connected January 14.

That statement could enactment connected the ground that quarantine is not required for introduction into WA for travellers from Queensland. The archetypal Test volition beryllium held astatine the Gabba successful Brisbane, opening connected Wednesday, portion the 4th lucifer of the bid volition beryllium hosted by the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting connected January 5.

But it's astir apt that Perth volition beryllium stripped of the 5th Test and Hobart's Bellerive Oval volition big it.

"If cricket isn't capable to conscionable our borderline rules for (the) 5th Test successful Perth, past they should determination the 2nd Test to Perth instead," said WA athletics and recreation curate Tony Buti.

"It's a no-brainer.

"As agelong arsenic Queensland stays COVID-free past the teams tin alert successful up of the pink-ball day-night Test.

"The elemental solution would beryllium to bring that Test present portion South Australia manages its COVID outbreak. Adelaide tin past big the 5th Test primitively scheduled for Perth.

"They could alert consecutive into Perth aft the Brisbane Test. Then nary 1 volition request to interest astir quarantine and COVID protocols, conscionable similar Cairns Taipans played (Perth) Wildcats connected Sunday astatine RAC Arena.

"Optus Stadium tin beryllium made disposable to big the 2nd Test that's presently scheduled for Adelaide Oval betwixt December 16 and 20.''