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4.55am GMT
It appears Australia’s New Year’s Day test match with India is likely to go ahead in Sydney.
The #AUSvsIND New Year’s cricket test is likely to remain at the Sydney Cricket Ground, pending the covid situation in NSW. @CricketAus Interim CEO Nick Hockley says a final decision will be made during the Boxing Day test.
4.42am GMT
Australia is sending its largest warship to Fiji to aid it with the recovery from Cyclone Yasa.
HMAS Adelaide is about to embark for the Pacific nation, with a total force of over 750 personnel. The air force has also been conducting reconnaissance flights over the islands to better understand where the damage has been most severe, and where the military will be going first.
