Cameron Green gets caught in ‘ludicrous’ scenes as Aussie team sing the national anthem before second Test against the West Indies
- Cameron Green has been caught by a cricket fan
- ‘Isolated’ for national anthem against West Indies
- Moments earlier, the all-rounder warmed up next to teammates
Australian all-rounder Cameron Green has been forced to ‘isolate’ from his teammates during the national anthem ahead of the second Test against the West Indies.
In ‘ridiculous’ scenes, the ‘isolation’ was purely for the cameras, with Green Spot warming up moments earlier and chatting with other players despite being Covid positive.
Cricket fans were left confused by what happened during the rendition of Advance Australia Fair.
“I thought we were done with the Covid theater by now?”, someone asked.
Another posted in response to the tweet on X: ‘why is this being done half-heartedly?
Australian all-rounder Cameron Green had to distance himself from his teammates for the national anthem on Thursday as he deals with a bout of Covid
In ‘ridiculous’ scenes, the ‘isolation’ was purely for the cameras, with Green Spot warming up moments earlier and talking to teammates
A third pointed out why the players are as confused as the fans, pointing to a situation involving Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques – who also tested positive for Covid this week – ahead of the Big Bash final at the SCG on Wednesday.
“Moises (Henriques) wasn’t able to do the bat flip or participate in the post-match interviews last night… but was in the team photo before the start of the match?” They wrote.
The comedy scenes at the Gabba continued when pacer Josh Hazlewood snapped the first wicket of the match.
Seconds later, Hazlewood could be seen playfully telling Green to keep his distance as he celebrated Kraigg Brathwaite’s dismissal.
It comes after Green and coach Andrew McDonald tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.
Middle-order batsman Travis Head contracted the virus after the first Test against the West Indies in Adelaide but tested negative on Tuesday after flying alone to Brisbane ahead of the second match of the series at the Gabba.
Head then joined the Australian squad for training on Wednesday afternoon and was cleared to take part in the Test without any restrictions.
Green and McDonald were separated from the playing group until they returned a negative test – but in accordance with Cricket Australia protocols, the pair were cleared to play their roles even if they did not return negative results within 24 hours.
Australia are chasing a 2-0 win against the tourists, who could be hampered by Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, with rain forecast for Saturday.