Brisbane Heat duo Chris Lynn and Dan Lawrence have been sanctioned by Cricket Australia for breaching Covid-19 protocols put in place for the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Heat captain Lynn apologized for his and English import Lawrence's transgressions on Saturday that sparked a CA investigation and forced them to physically distance from teammates during Monday's BBL game against the Sydney Thunder -- a match which Heat lost by four wickets at Canberra's Manuka Oval, according to cricket.com.au.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It is believed that both players and members of the public came in close contact and a selfie of the incident later emerged on social media which prompted CA's investigation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brisbane Heat has been fined $50,000, with $20,000 suspended for the remainder of the BBL season for a breach of sections 1, 3, 4 and 9 of the Covid-19 Directive for State Associations and W\/BBL Teams, CA said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Both Lynn and Lawrence were charged for four breaches of CA's code of conduct. The players have accepted a $10,000 fine, with $4,000 suspended for the remainder of the BBL 10 season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
CA's head of security Sean Carroll said that although the Heat pair's actions were "medically … lower risk", they could still have compromised the BBL bubble designed to avoid Covid-19 infections.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"While Australia's current Covid-19 infection rate remains low, we must ensure that appropriate measures are taken to reduce the possibility of any player, staff member or official being connected to a declared hot spot. State\/territory governments enforced isolation and restrictions for crossing borders for declared hot spots may impact the individuals involved, the team and potentially jeopardize the BBL season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Medically, this particular breach was lower risk, but actions of this kind have the potential to compromise the integrity of and confidence in our bio-security protocols. We'd like to thank Queensland Cricket, the Brisbane Heat, the ACA and both players for their cooperation throughout this investigation," he added.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/12\/bbl-10-lynn-lawrence-fined-for-breaching-covid-19-protocols.jpg", "alt_img": "image for cricket chris lynn breaches bubble protocols, fined", "alt_title": "Chris Lynn ", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "BBL 10: Lynn, Lawrence Fined For Breaching Covid-19 Protocols On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Brisbane Heat's Chris Lynn and Dan Lawrence have been sanctioned by Cricket Australia for breaching Covid-19 protocols put in place for the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL). ", "seo_keywords": "Brisbane Heat, Big Bash League, Dan Lawrence, Chris Lynn", "tag": "", "tagging": "Brisbane Heat,Big Bash League,Dan Lawrence,Chris Lynn,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "bbl-10-lynn-lawrence-fined-for-breaching-covid-19-protocols", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2392", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2020-12-15 12:43:59", "updated": "2020-12-15 12:44:23", "img_from": "Chris Lynn ", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Chris Lynn, Dan Lawrence, BBL 10, Brisbane Heat, Bubble, Covid-19, Fined", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2020-12-15 12:43:59", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2020-12-15 12:43:59", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/bbl-10-lynn-lawrence-fined-for-breaching-covid-19-protocols-68592" }