Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley has said his team will be doing everything they can to make sure the upcoming Ashes Series goes ahead at set venues as planned.
Perth Stadium is set to host the fifth and final Test on January 14, however with strict quarantine and bubble rules enforced on the AFL this year, there are possibilities the same could happen to Australia and England.
“We want to play the schedule as planned,” Hockley told SEN's Whateley.
“It was exactly the same last season (covid circumstances) for the India series and we were thankfully able to do that (play at Perth stadium).”
Hockley confirmed Cricket Australia has been in active talks with the Western Australian government, hoping that strong relationships from last year’s summer of cricket will continue onto this summer.
“It will be the first Ashes test at the new stadium, so we would absolutely love to play the fifth Test at Perth … we’ve got great relationships from last year when we played five BBL (Big Bash League) matches at Perth Stadium via a bubble or quarantine arrangements,” Hockley said.
“We are in very active dialogue now with the Western Australian government.
“It’s still three months away … we will be doing absolutely everything we possibly can to make sure we play the schedule as planned but particularly in getting across to Perth for that fifth test which I think will be an incredible event.”
The Ashes will begin December 8 at The Gabba.