Just surviving from day to day is an accomplishment in the current climate. "There's no doubt that completing cricket tours unhindered during the pandemic is a precarious business. That was followed in quick succession by New Zealand's last-minute withdrawal from a T20 series with Pakistan, which prompted England to cancel their proposed men's and women's tour of that country," Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo. The pace of scheduling breakdowns picked up recently with India's refusal to play the last Test in the five-match series against England. First, there was England's withdrawal from a December 2020 ODI series in South Africa following a Covid outbreak. "Cricket has only itself to blame for the bloated, unworkable schedule that the Covid pandemic has blown up like a left-over land mine. England followed suit and the ECB cited 'player welfare' as the primary reason. New Zealand had called off their tour to Pakistan while being in the country and they decided to go back home right ahead of the first ODI after receiving a security threat. He also highlighted no series is 100 per cent guaranteed of going ahead after even the fifth Test between India and England got cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Melbourne, September 26 (ANI): Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell has said that the loopholes in international cricket scheduling have come to the forefront in the last month after New Zealand and England called off their tours to Pakistan.
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