Australia’s women’s cricket team have been criticised for opting to field a player who had just tested positive for Covid in their Commonwealth Games victory over India with people pointing to the hypocrisy in not allowing Novak Djokovic to play Down Under.
Australia, captained by Meg Lanning, defeated India by nine runs in the T20 final at Edgbaston on Sunday. It meant the team clinched the inaugural Commonwealth title, adding to their status as reigning T20 and ODI World Cup champions.
However, it emerged that talented all-rounder Tahlia McGrath returned a positive Covid test only to be cleared to play by both the International Cricket Council and the Commonwealth Games Foundation. England have more relaxed rules so McGrath was allowed to compete, but she would have been banned if the match was played Down Under.
