ASHES PUSH RAMPED UP

Cricket Tasmania boss cautiously optimistic on state’s chances

TASMANIA has intensified its bid for an Ashes Test and the state’s Covid-free status has Blundstone Arena in the box seat to pick up a match but cricket boss Dominic Baker says it is too early for fans to get excited.

Baker, head of Cricket Tasmania, is cautiously optimistic about Hobart’s chances of hosting one of the five Australia-England Ashes Tests this summer as the traditional host cities juggle Covid-19 concerns.

Hobart was “ready, willing and able” to be an Ashes host.