SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 27: Glenn Maxwell of Australia during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Warm Up match between Australia and Sri Lanka at The Hampshire Bowl on May 27, 2019 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
Australia's Twenty20 international series against arch-rivals New Zealand will no longer go ahead due to New Zealand's border restrictions and quarantine requirements entering the country.
Both Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket agreed that it would be best if the series didn't go ahead, in order to comply with the border restrictions that the New Zealand government have in place.
The series, which was meant to be played over three games in Napier, was scheduled for a late January to early February start, but the New Zealand's government's plans to relax restrictions across the trans-Tasman border were delayed meaning there was no other choice but to cancel the series.
Cricket Australia Chief Executive Nick Hockley released a statement regarding the unfortunate decision to cancel the T20 series.
"We thank NZ Cricket for making every effort to host the series, but unfortunately it wasn't possible given the border restrictions and quarantine requirements," Hockley stated.
Australia last played New Zealand in the T20 World Cup in Dubai last November, where it was Australia who prevailed by eight wickets in the final to claim the World Cup.