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The coronavirus outbreak has infected more than 200,000 people and killed more than 8,000 across more than 90 nations as of date and if that doesn't wake you up, this certainly will if you are a sports buff.

As Australia hit the road again, David Warner and Steve Smith are part of the setup that head into hostile territory for a combined six-match T20 International and ODI series starting in Johannesburg on Friday.  

It is not going to be easy since both were central to the ball tampering ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal in the Cape Town Test in March 2018 that led to a 1-year Cricket Australia ban.

The biggest women’s sporting event ever to be held Down Under kicks off on the 21st of this month and the Australian Cricket Board and ICC are teaming up to bring in a record crowd.

Apart from Katy Perry performing at the finals, the just concluded Tri-series between India, England and Australia was used to spread the word as well.

Whether the MCG can bring in the biggest crowd in the history of women’s sport might depend to some degree on Australia’s own success. Recent years would suggest that there is a fair chance; they have won 76.56 per cent of their games since the competition began and four of the last five titles. Can they add a fifth? We’ll soon find out.