A statement issued by Cricket Australia said that Hockley, who is fully vaccinated, had developed mild symptoms and a PCR test revealed he was COVID-19 positive.
CA turned out to be one of the worst affected cricket boards due to the coronavirus pandemic that forced it to lay off a number of employees and cut down salaries of staffers.
Despite recent COVID-19 lockdown in southern Australia, Adelaide is all set to host the first Test match of the Australia-India series, said Cricket Australia interim CEO Nick Hockley.
Australia will host India this summer for four Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is from November to January.
Hockley said crowds will be allowed, though, hosting 15 teams with players, officials and support staff is "complex" as of now, hinting that probably the ICC flagship event could be pushed back.
According to Perry, Western Australia Cricket Association boss Christina Matthews can be the one in the reckoning.
Strauss had served England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as a director of cricket between 2015 to 2018.
Roberts resigned on Tuesday and was replaced by T20 World Cup chief executive Nick Hockley in an interim role
Kevin Roberts has been facing severe criticism for his handling of the shutdown since a decision to furlough about 80 per cent of staff at head office in April amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Roberts has been under fire following the manner in which he handled the board and took decisions during the pandemic which included 20 per cent pay cuts and 80 per cent staff being laid off.
Cricket Australia had announced its international home fixture for the summer of 2020/21 on Thursday with India tour being the highlight. Based on the tour, India will open the Test series at the Gabba
The tournament is scheduled for October 18 to November 15 and also features in Cricket Australia's international home fixtures for 2020/21 summer which was announced on Thursday.
Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has revealed there is still no clarity on the fate of ICC T20 World Cup 2020.
CA is currently under a lot of financial stress and is desperate to have the India series, which will fill its coffers with AUD 300 million from broadcast rights after it had to cut costs due to the pandemic.
Like other sports, cricketing action too has come to a complete halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the IPL indefinitely postponed and the T20 World Cup, to be held in Australia, facing an uncertain future.
CA chief Kevin Roberts said that playing against India in a single city without spectators is an option. The empty-stadium solution is also being considered for World T20 with the ICC to discuss the contingency plan for the tournament this Thursday.
Ganguly had said India will lock horns with England, Australia and one other top cricketing side in an annual ODI series starting 2021.
India had refused to play a pink-ball Test during their last tour of Australia but last month they hosted their first day-night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata with Sourav Ganguly taking the initiative after becoming the BCCI president.
Cricket Australia said that Roberts, the group's chief operating officer and a former domestic first-class cricketer, will take over from James Sutherland.
Sutherland, who confirmed his departure at a news conference on Wednesday, has given 12 months' notice and will continue in his position until a replacement is found.
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