Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday informed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that they will not be able to accept the invitation to tour the UK to play against England women in September due to the international travel regulations in place for South African national teams. This is the third Proteas tour to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia were scheduled to travel to South Africa in March; however, the tour was cancelled as a preventative measure before the Proteas' visit to the West Indies was postponed in May. Whereas, ECB said everything is in place for them to be able to host international women`s cricket in a bio-secure environment. ECB Managing Director of Women`s Cricket, Clare Connor said: "We are immensely disappointed that we are not yet able to confirm fixtures for England Women this summer due to India and South Africa being unable to travel."

Source: dna August 18, 2020 14:26 UTC