Day two of the Sydney test shapes as the biggest smoke challenge for cricket officials with temperatures expected to soar and hazy conditions forecast. BRENDON THORNE/GETTY IMAGES Callum Ferguson of the Thunder has a drink as smoke haze stops play in a BIg Bash game in Canberra. A Big Bash match was abandoned in Canberra this month and authorities will treat smoke like rain at the Sydney Cricket Ground by calling players from the field if conditions become unsafe or visibility is poor. BRENDON THORNE/GETTY IMAGES A security guard stands amongst smoke haze during the Big Bash League match between the Sydney Thunder and the Adelaide Strikers at Manuka Oval on December 21, in Canberra. "Let's put this in perspective, we play cricket and there are people out there losing their lives and livelihoods," Australian spinner Nathan Lyon said.

Source: Stuff December 30, 2019 06:45 UTC