Melbourne ‘at the the front of the queue’ to host 2d Ashes Test
Melbourne is the moderate favorite to host a 2d Ashes Test after retaining it in Perth was once the previous day deemed too difficult.
Sydney is additionally vying for the Test.
WA Premier Mark McGowan dashed Perth’s hopes of internet hosting the last Ashes Test when he doubled down on his hardline stance on quarantine.
Host of 6PR Breakfast in Perth, Gareth Parker, says his domestic nation “probably deserves to lose it”.
“There’s kind of three companies of human beings in WA at the moment,” he instructed Ross and Russel.
“There’s the cricket followers … tearing their hair out at the prospect of dropping some other check suit for a 2d yr in a row, there’s a large team of people, in all likelihood the majority, who nevertheless agree with it’s higher protected than sorry and no COVID is really worth taking any dangers for.
“And then there’s possibly the smallest crew … that I locate myself in … who assume that due to the fact of intransigence and limitations that we’re inserting in place, we in all likelihood deserve to lose it.”
Mr Parker stated he’s puzzled by using the WA Sport Minister’s approach.
“Today the Sport Minister says it’s preferable no longer to preserve a Test instead than have COVID run riot, however two weeks later we’re going to open our borders … I’m now not pretty certain what distinction that two weeks makes!,” he said.
The 6PR Breakfast host says Melbourne’s possibilities of a 2d Ashes Test seem to be strong.
“Certainly the MCG seems to be at the the front of the queue at the moment.”