Australia's scheduled limited-overs tour to England has been postponed till September by the two country's cricket boards in mutual agreement because of the COVID-19 pandemic, claims a report in the Daily Mail. 

England was due to host arch-rivals Australia for three ODIs and three T20Is from July 3. The ODI leg of the tour is to be part of the new ICC ODI Super League, which is set to work as direct qualification tournament towards the 2023 World Cup in India. 

However, in wake of the deadly outbreak, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) felt that holding the series on time won't be feasible and asked its Aussie counterpart, Cricket Australia (CA), to postpone it for at least two months. 

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If the COVID-19 relents by then, changes in dates will be made, with the likelihood of those games being scheduled straight after Pakistan's tour to the UK, which is due to end on September 2. 

"ECB have put forward new dates to Cricket Australia in a bid to be able to stage those six matches in front of crowds” the report in the Daily Mail stated. 

The ECB will want the series to go-ahead at some stage considering its lucrative nature to the broadcasters and all stakeholders. 

Professional cricket remains suspended in England and Wales till at least May 28, with the pandemic threatening to ruin the entire summer. 

(Inputs from IANS)