Cricket Australia main enforcement Nick Hockley has assured determination are "robust" plans successful spot successful the combat against COVID-19 up of the SCG Test.
Hockley's committedness comes aft NSW registered a grounds 11,201 caller cases connected Wednesday, 8000 of which are from the Sydney metropolitan area.
The 4th Ashes Test is owed to footwear disconnected astatine the SCG connected January 5.
"We've got precise robust COVID-safe plans that are led by the venues moving intimately with the wellness authorities," Hockley told the ABC.
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"Outdoor settings we cognize are little risk. Everyone volition beryllium treble vaccinated. They're seated venues.
"As agelong arsenic everyone follows the advice, I deliberation radical tin travel successful the cognition they're going to beryllium safe."
It was reported that astatine slightest 5 radical successful attendance astatine the MCG match had returned affirmative accelerated antigen tests.
Crowds of much than 35,000 are expected for the archetypal 3 days of the New Year's Test, portion the wide attendance is tipped to beryllium little than the 182,349 astatine the Sydney Test of 2018, erstwhile England past toured Australia.
The NSW authorities connected Wednesday changed close-contact regulations for each people, ruling a antagonistic trial is each that's request to exit isolation.
Australia retained the Ashes urn successful an innings decision of England successful the Boxing Day Test, which gave the hosts an unassailable 3-0 bid lead.
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