Tim Paine and co. to miss out on WTC 2021 final after Australia postpone South Africa tour

In a major move, Tim Paine and co.'s proposed tour to South Africa will t take place any time soon with Cricket Australia (CA) postponing tour on Tuesday.  South Africa vs Australia 2021 three-Test series still required an official go-ahe from both CA and Cricket South Africa (CSA), despite Australia anuncing ir squ for tour. With tour postponed, Australia will t be making it to ICC World Test Championship final, almost guaranteeing ir Trans-Tasman rivals a spot for game at Lord's. 

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South Africa vs Australia 2021: Tim Paine and co. set to miss out on Test Championship final

In an official statement released by Cricket Australia, governing body confirmed that ir three-Test tour to South Africa h been postponed. statement mentioned that travelling from Australia to South Africa in current situation was an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to ir players, support staff and community. South Africa has seen a rise of COVID-19 cases, including a second wave and emergence of a new strain of virus. 

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statement also ackwledged  significant amount of work by CSA in planning for tour and revealed that Cricket Australia were prepared to take on ditional cost and effort to make series happen. release also mentioned that board was extremely disappointed to have arrived at decision, especially given importance of continuing international cricket at this time and ir valued relationship with CSA. cancellation of series also meant that Australia's hope for making ICC World Test Championship final ended.

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Australia are currently third in ICC Test championship table with a 69.2% percent points. ICC h tweaked scoring system after international calendar was disrupted due to ongoing pandemic. New Zealand are second on points table 70.0%, having claimed 420 points from a possible 600.

With Australia's tour cancelled, BlackCaps are almost certain to make final, along with winner of India vs England series. Men in Blue went top after ir series Down Under and will need to win four-match home series against England by at least a two-match margin. Meanwhile, England's best chance of reaching final is to win four-match series against India by a 3-0 or 4-0 margin. 

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(Im Courtesy: ICC Twitter)