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South Africa announce cricket tour of Ireland
CSA Director of Cricket Graeme Smith said the tour was recognition of Ireland's rapid progress as a "fast-developing" cricketing nation.
The touring team will stay in a bio-secure environment and matches will be confined to two venues – SuperSport Park in Centurion and the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday that they would not be touring South Africa because of the COVID-19 situation in SA.
The withdrawal drew a sharp response from Cricket South Africa, which expressed frustration at the "eleventh hour" decision despite extensive work to establish bio-secure bubbles for the tourists.
Australia were set to play a three-match Test series once the Proteas had returned from their ongoing series in Pakistan.
Australia were due to play three Tests in South Africa. The tour was originally scheduled for February and March, but the dates had yet to be locked in due to concerns over Covid-19.
Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa had given the board three months to complete their mandate, with that deadline lapsing at the end of this month.
The 50-over competition was relocated to one stadium and will be played behind closed doors, to minimize the risk of transmission of COVID-19.
Its been a tumultuous year for the custodians of South African cricket, to say the least, with the board room and the behind the scenes operations taking centre stage, with very little happening on the field.
Her hearing will take place on 28 January 2021, when Govender will be allowed to answer the charges which have been brought against her.
Cricket South Africa announced on Wednesday that the decision had been made following a visit to Pakistan by a security delegation recently.
This news come after two unnamed members of the England party tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, resulting in the cancellation of the first delay ODI, on Sunday, as well as the calling off the second game on Monday.
In a statement from the acting president of Cricket South Africa (CSA), Rihan Richards, it was revealed that the decision was in terms of the CSA Memorandum of Incorporation (MoI), with a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities for the immediate future of CSA.
Judge Zak Yacoob, chairman of the interim board of Cricket South Africa (CSA), said in a message sent to reporters that the body's members' council had made the decision to recognise the board after a weekend of uncertainty.
Addressing the media on Friday, chair Zak Yacoob said the nine-member team had “been mandated to do a clean-up job and we take it seriously”.
Responding to a letter by acting president, Rihan Richards, which outlined why the council had taken such steps, interim board chairperson Zak Yacoob acknowledged that the two parties were far apart in their understanding of their mandated roles.
The interim board has been brought together through a consultative process that involved the Department of Sport, the Members Council of CSA and the SA Cricketers Association.
This follows the resignation of the entire board and president of the cricket governing body on Monday.
The international season begins with a three-match T20 International series and three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against England in Cape Town and Paarl.