{"id":12602,"date":"2020-12-22T08:47:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T09:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=12602"},"modified":"2020-12-22T10:56:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T10:56:39","slug":"chappells-covid-mayhem-finally-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=12602","title":{"rendered":"Chappell's COVID mayhem finally over"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a rollercoaster ride that didn't see him complete even two days in the commentary box at the Adelaide Oval Test, but Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell is finally back in Sydney.<\/p>\n

The former Test captain, who last week flew to Adelaide to commentate for the ABC on the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, was forced to leave Adelaide Oval because he lives on Sydney's Northern Beaches<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The outbreak of COVID-19 on the Northern Beaches has seen cases rise to 90 since first being detected last week.<\/p>\n

While Chappell received a negative COVID-19 test result on Sunday night, he was still unsure about his next movements when Wide World of Sports contacted him yesterday afternoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the drama was finally put to an end when the 75-Test great was given the all-clear to fly home last night, arriving around 9pm.<\/p>\n

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"The flight I was originally scheduled to take this morning – they cancelled that and the opportunity came up for one last night, and I grabbed it," Chappell told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

"I don't have to quarantine. That's it. I've done the test and that was negative, so I've just got to stay inside most of the time – really unless I'm shopping or something."<\/p>\n

Chappell was among a host of figures in Australian cricket forced to alter their movements as a result of the Northern Beaches outbreak.<\/p>\n

Former Australia quick Brett Lee lives on the Northern Beaches and last Friday made a mad dash from Adelaide<\/a>, where he had been commentating for Fox, so he wouldn't miss out on spending Christmas with his family.<\/p>\n

The dramatic series of events continued when Sydney-based Test squad members David Warner and Sean Abbott flew to Melbourne last Saturday<\/a>, so they could quarantine before the arrival of the rest of the squad for the Boxing Day Test.<\/p>\n

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Warner and Abbott have not been to Sydney's Northern Beaches from December 11 on, have returned negative COVID-19 tests and have completed three days of self-isolation in Melbourne, meaning they've satisfied Cricket Australia's bio-security protocols.<\/p>\n

However, Cricket Australia is still waiting for word on when Warner and Abbott are allowed to join the Australia squad, which arrived in Melbourne today.<\/p>\n

The outbreak has also caused mayhem for a host of Northern Beaches residents employed by broadcasters Fox and Seven as support staff, as well as Cricket Australia staff.<\/p>\n

Chappell said his chaotic trip to Adelaide had left him miffed.<\/p>\n

"It was disappointing and frustrating," Chappell said.<\/p>\n

"You go there to work and you want to work, and when you know there's cricket going on five minutes away and you can't work on it, it's a bit frustrating."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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