BBL10: Heat players Lynn & Lawrence under covid-19 scrutiny, yet allowed to play against Thunder

Brisbane Heat captain Chris Lynn and Englishman Dan Lawrence have been put under scrutiny by Cricket Australia after the two were caught "coming into close contact with members of the public" on Saturday. 

Although the two players had been allowed to play the game against Sydney Thunder at Manuka Oval in the Australian Capital Canberra, they have been strictly warned not to come in close contact with any of their or opposition team members. 

The CA, as understood from reports, is investigating a case involving both players and a member of the public seen in a selfie posted on social media on Saturday. This has now forced strict measures to be followed by Heat and their two players. 

The two players are required to use a different changing room than their Heat teammates, not be part of the huddle before or during the game, maintain social distancing from other players, and not allowed in the team dugout as well. 

The measures are especially harsh in the sense that Lynn, 30, is Heat’s captain and his job involves being in constant touch with the players. Also, he is one of their most important batters, hence, if he bats it is more than a certainty that not only Lawrence but other players would also come in his contact. Hence the restrictions seem a bit illogical. Although no penalty has yet been imposed on either of the players. 

CA’s head of security, Sean Carroll, has taken the matter seriously and said that neither players nor the public should take COVID-19 lightly and jeopardize the efforts being put in by the various administrations. 

“We are always monitoring the public health situation and attempting to strike the appropriate biosecurity balance between keeping everyone safe on both sides of the hub and providing as much freedom as possible for those within it,” he said. 

“We must insist on our biosecurity measures being respected and followed so as not to jeopardize public health and safety or the viability of the tournament,” Caroll added.

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