Cricket Australia Chief Executive Nick Hockley has called on fans to respect social distancing and other Covid-19 protocols in the wake of the incident that ruled Australia captain Pat Cummins out of the second Ashes test.

Cummins was withdrawn from the squad on the eve of the match with England after being deemed a close contact of a customer in a restaurant in Adelaide who returned a positive Covid-19 test, according to Reuters.

“Everyone now needs to be extra vigilant because we've had a very high-profile case of disruption,” Hockley told SEN radio.

“That's where we need to make sure there's social distancing, so we ask everyone to be respectful in the public."