AUS vs IND Boxing-Day Test - Will the History change due to Coronavirus?

AUS vs IND Boxing-Day Test

Although there are still more than six months left in India's tour of Australia, the atmosphere has started forming from now. Paine, the 35-year-old kangaroo captain, feared that the Aus vs Ind Boxing-Day Test match (December 26) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) could be held at another venue due to the growing cases of the Covid-19 epidemic in Victoria Province. Coronavirus cases have increased in Victoria, due to which Cricket Australia has left the option of organizing the Boxing Day Test match in Perth where the situation is under control.

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The wicket-keeper batsman said in a video message posted on Cricket Australia's website, 'Everyone wants to be a part of the match at the MCG on the big day like Boxing Day. Hopefully, things will be favorable and we will be able to do that, but in Australia, we have some world-class stadiums. If we have to make some changes, then we have a lot of options.

If the match is handed over to Perth, Cricket Australia plans to host it at the Optus Stadium. There are also reports that given the circumstances of that time, the match can be held in the empty stadium at the MCG. Penn, however, hoped that the third match of the four-Test series would be held at its traditional venue MCG and spectators would be allowed to visit wherever the matches would take place in the upcoming summer season.

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The series, which takes place amidst the awe of the global pandemic Coronavirus, can also be played in an empty stadium without an audience. However, Australia's Test captain Tim Paine believes that the lack of spectators will not affect the players. Penn said on Tuesday, 'Once you are on the field. Then all the attention will be on the pitch as to what is happening there. As the conflict between the two teams begins, most players will forget the spectators. Whether the audience is there or not, the players will perform and focus only on improving their abilities.