Sydney Sixers all-rounder Dan Christian has revealed many of his Sixers teammates will spend Christmas away from their families this year due to the COVID outbreak in New South Wales.
Speaking on SEN Mornings, Christian, who is with the Sixers in their hub on the Gold Coast, said it’s really disappointing the players won’t be able to be with their loved ones for Christmas.
“We got up here to the bubble on the Gold Coast yesterday (Monday) and it’s pretty strict up here,” Christian said.
“We can’t really leave the hotel at the moment and unfortunately for majority of the guys in the squad that have got families, wives and girlfriends, the ones from Sydney can’t come up and join us anymore which is pretty disappointing.”
Christian said that while the situation is not ideal, it has provided a silver-lining for him to get to know his new teammates after crossing from the Melbourne Renegades.
“One of the beauties of the hub life over the past few weeks has been the amount of time we’ve spent together as a team,” Christian said.
“You’re living with the guys that you’re playing with 24/7, so from that perspective it’s been really good.
“It’s been particularly good for me. I knew a couple of the guys before coming to the team, and then there’s guys I have never spent any time with. So from that perspective it’s been really good.”
The second-placed Stars will battle the third-placed Sixers in a rematch of last year's final at Metricon Stadium on Boxing Day.