The important thing is that golf has been played.
Australia had arrived in Dubai without knowing if they would stay in Dubai or would go to Lahore for the second semifinal in the Champions Trophy. Australian team players, however, had taken advantage of all the opportunities they could to get a round.
More importantly, the extra time has allowed Australia to train in Dubai, even if it is in the nearby ICC Academy, instead of in Dubai Stadium himself, which has essentially been too busy in the last two days to organize a WICKET center practice.
“We would not have the opportunity to train on the surface or get used to the conditions we have in the academy and if we had to return, we would have recovered the same plane as New Zealand and we had a day there before playing so that this agreement made meaning to us.”
Part of the complaints of the teams have been about the security measures they have had to comply in in Pakistan.
“We had a small restart and the opportunity to have a couple of days here outside a quite strict bubble in Pakistan with security and things. It has been good to have a couple of days to relax here. A couple of boys have played a golf and wandered and have done some things like that. Yes, yes, we are well prepared for tomorrow and we look forward to.”
