2021 Cadbury Netball Series – NZ v Eng (Sept)

They are not taking MIQ spots up of anyone, the facility they use is set aside for sports teams. It’s not a govt paid facility. I have explained this before. NZ will have something like 60 Rugby people returning from the UK in November. And they have just booked their miq. Yet England had theirs booked for over 9 months.

Can I add that Geva after finishing SSN had to do a 14 Day Hard Lock down Quarantine back In Melbourne because she had come from QLand. That means for 14 days not allowed out of her apartment and NO exercise nor training allowed. In that time she had 2 visits from authorities checking up on her. Then after the 14 days Melbourne then went into 7 days Soft Lockdown: so allowed out in the fresh air to do max 2 hrs exercise a day.
In order to join the Roses in NZ with NO direct flights allowed to land in NZ from Australia she has had to fly to Singapore 7 hrs then lay over in the quarantine lounge has now joined the English Girls who have flown in from UK to fly back to NZ 9 hrs:) Direct to Christchurch where ALL the girls are in a 14 day HARD lockdown again so No leaving the hotel rooms No exercise No training:)

Baring in mind Geva and The Magpies had 5 different last minute hubs to relocate to during SSN season each time having to quarantine for 3 days on arrival. She has quite literally been living out of her suitcase for 14 weeks during SSN. TOUGH compared to the English based girls. Not sure how ANZ coped with their season.

@Picasso not sure if you are referring to Fisher vs Watson for this upcoming series or for ANZ, but Watson is out for this series having had ankle surgery the day after the finals.

Cookiesnjam Yes Fisher can shoot long range but she barely does especially during ANZ and the last English tour. Meanwhile, Cardwell and E Clarke will just turn and shoot. Playing against NZ defenders is very intimidating and I’m pretty sure they’ve worked out Fishers hold and style of play. Need shooters who won’t think twice when they get the ball in the circle.

So at the Covid press announcement this afternoon it was mentioned that Auckland needed to prepare for a Level 4 lockdown extension – potentially to less than a week before the series begins. The best scenario at that time is that we could expect Auckland to remain in level 3 which allows for no crowds. (When levels change in NZ anyone travelling is expected to take the level of their home with them).
I don’t know how that, and the current situation up here, is going to affect the players who live in Auckland and for some of them this latest lockdown may be very close to home indeed.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Maryann.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Maryann.

Christchurch could be at level 1 by the 22nd Sept. Been stuck in level lockdown for what will be 14 days by this coming Wednesday when it drops to level 3. No cases not a single one. England will be out of MIQ on prob 10th Sept. That gives then 12 days prep, Ferns will be lucky to have half that amount, with the Auckland based players stuck in level for until who knows when.

@Jinxibo – I am saying that Christchurch will be lucky to have a crowd.
I guess we will know more in the next few days as Christchurch wastewater testing for Covid has made the Government err on the side of caution. There is still a chance that NZ in general could remain fully locked down come Tuesday.
It could just be that Delta is a game changer as most other countries already know but I feel there is more to it than just that. The best thing that can happen for the rest of NZ is to keep testing numbers up – the figures for areas out of Auckland have been pathetically low during this outbreak.

People need to get tested because delta can be a silent carrier, no sickness or symptoms