Ashes: Fifth Test between Australia and England will be moved from Perth

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The fifth Test between Australia and England won't be held in Perth because of Covid-19 restrictions.

The final Test was to be held at Perth's Optus Stadium due to the 14-day rule.

The fourth Test is in Australia.

There are several possible replacements for the venue, with options including Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Hobart.

Australia is pausing plans to reopen its borders to some foreign nationals because of fears over a new variant of Covid.

The fifth Test has to be relocated from Perth, and it is very disappointing.

He said that they did everything they could to make it work under the current border and health arrangements.

Western Australian cricket fans were looking forward to seeing the first ever Ashes Test at the new stadium.

After the completion of the Optus Stadium in January 2018, the Tests will be held in Perth again, this time at the WACA Ground.

The complexity of staging a five-Test series in a tight schedule meant that Cricket Australia could not balance the priorities of all parties involved.

Any suggestion of changing the order of the venues would not be feasible because of the complexity.

The third game of the series could be moved to Melbourne, where the fifth Test could be played as a day-night match. The second Test is a day-night match.

The final game of the fourth and fifth Tests could be played in either Canberra or Hobart.