Covid trouble has once again jolted the Big Bash League (BBL) with the clash between the Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers called off after 10 Brisbane players and five support staff have tested positive to the virus.
This new development comes on the back of the crisis that has seen the Melbourne Stars forced to field a second string team with skipper Glenn Maxwell the latest player to test positive in their squad.
On Wednesday (January 5), Maxwell was confirmed to have tested a positive rapid antigen test following the Melbourne derby against the Renegades on Monday and is now awaiting the results of a PCR test.
Positive cases in three other clubs
Three other BBL clubs had previously reported cases of Covid-19, with Brisbane Heat yesterday (January 4) compelled to pull out of their match against the Sydney Sixers on the Gold Coast following the positive tests.
Earlier, Stars allrounder Hilton Cartwright confessed the unpredictability regarding the schedule and the spread of the virus in the Stars camp had left him and other players on edge.
Vulnerable to virus
"I've never felt more vulnerable to a virus in my entire life and I never realised how much it was going to affect my mental state," Cartwright said.
"Myself and my wife have basically been locked up in our room, not sure if we're capable of catching the lift in case someone in there might have caught (COVID-19).
"My mental state wasn't in a great place about coming to your workplace and COVID is basically running rampant.”
