Despite a proposal from New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia to extend the length of the tour so that the Black Caps could return home at a time more manageable for the MIQ process, the Government confirmed today it had no capacity to meet the request.
Discussions are now continuing with CA over when the postponed fixtures will be played.
NZC chief executive David White said the tour was initially scheduled last year, after the Government signalled its intention to relax MIQ restrictions relating to the transtasman border.
"As we now know, the advent of Omicron prompted a change of heart from the Government, resulting in a hard 10-day mandatory isolation period being imposed on all incoming travellers," said Mr White.
"NZC and CA had explored a proposal to expand the tour and to push out the date on which the squad might return to New Zealand, in the hope that might be more achievable for the Government.
"But we received advice this morning that they could not provide certainty over this, either."
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