Alyssa Healy, Australian cricketer and wife of Mitchell Starc, criticises Indian team's quarantine complaints

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Australian star wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy has taken a swipe at the Indian cricket team as she called for players to stop 'whingeing' about their stay in hotel quarantine, after they compared it to being locked in a 'prison'. 

Players were furious when they arrived at the Sofitel in Brisbane on Tuesday ahead of the final Test match at the Gabba to find they had to clean their own toilets and make up their own rooms.

The team was so outraged at the accommodation that Indian cricket officials were forced to step in and resolve the issues - giving the pampered players access to the gym and daily cleaners.

But Healy, who is married to Australian fast bowler, Mitchell Starc, said both the women's national team and the New Zealanders had earlier quarantined at the Sofitel - without uttering a single complaint.

'The Aus and NZ women's teams did their quarantine in the same hotel last year. Here's a shock - we survived....' she tweeted on Wednesday.

'For those of you having a a huge whinge (most). Here’s some perspective,' she tweeted.

'We're in a GLOBAL pandemic. Countries are shut, people are dying and international travel is remarkably hard especially for those trying to come home.

'The fact that we (yes I play cricket as a woman) are able to travel the world and still do our job whilst many around the globe have lost theirs is a privilege. 

'It's tough, it's not easy everyone has to sacrifice things - but it's still a privilege and a choice we made to keep our sport going. 

'Government mandated quarantine isn't much fun but at least cricketers can get out and train/play for trophies which clearly mean so much. Just have a little perspective people!'

 

Indian cricket commentator, Harsha Bhogle, also threw in his two cents, and called on the Australian team to cut their rivals a bit of 'slack'. 

'My feeling is that these are quotes picked out of a larger conversation. Everyone is on edge and I think the key is what they were promised versus what they were delivered,' Bhogle tweeted.

'These are stressful times for everyone. Let us all cut each other some slack.'

Australian golfer, Karrie Webb, also weighed in on the debate and sided with Healy.

'Oh bless!! Such a struggle for them! Every athlete in the world has had to deal with change during this time if they want to compete at their sport. Built in excuse maybe?' she said.

The tweet came after it was revealed the visiting team were disappointed with their new accommodation and were only offered food from a local Indian restaurant.

 

 

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Who are you again? Just shut your trap thanks.

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If the procedures are same for everyone, I am not sure why Ind cricketers would not respect that 

 

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18 minutes ago, zen said:

If the procedures are same for everyone, I am not sure why Ind cricketers would not respect that 

 

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