The former Australian captain Adam Gilchrist described Steve Smith’s absence from Sydney Sixers Covid-19.
The final Challenger in Sydney left without Smith because CA admitted it was necessary to change the rules about the feasibility of players during a pandemic.
With a cancellation last week from a limited series between Australia and New Zealand, Smith has provided themselves to play for Sixers.
The Australian dough had previously chosen before the season did not sign an agreement with Sixers, thus freed the place in the team list in the Twenty20 domestic competition.
But despite the Sixers squad hammered by Covid-19 and injury, Smith is considered not to meet the requirements by CA because replacement can only come from a collection of local substitutes, made due to concern Covid-19 in early January.
“In the past two days, a need has been identified to expand the collection of local substitutes of the Center in response to Covid risks that increase in and around the competition,” said Cricket Australia in an email statement to Reuters.
“After discussing with Sydney Sixers, it was decided that Steve Smith would not be added to the pool.” Ca’s decision made a lot of criticism from the current and former players.
The opener Australia Joe Burns said on Twitter that it was “crazy” Smith could not play, with Gilchrist responding to his tweet that it was “ridiculous”.
The former England captain Michael Vaughan told Fox Cricket that having a Smith game will bring the game so much attention.
“Smith, legend game, gets a rare opportunity …
This is the last five match showcase where you want more eyeballs and to try and get lots of people through the gate, and he is not allowed to play,” Vaughan said.
The winner of Wednesday’s game rose to the final Friday against Perth Scorchers, a match that will be played in Melbourne due to the restrictions on the border of Western Australia.