The Kangaroos rugby league tour of England has been cancelled.
The Australian Rugby League Commission and the England Rugby Football League made the joint announcement on Tuesday, scraping the first Australian tour of Great Britain in 17 years.
Uncertainty surrounding global travel and the need to extend domestic competitions in both countries have been cited as the reasons for the cancellation of the tour.
The three-test series was scheduled to run in November, with games set for Bolton, Leeds and London's Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium.
With the 2021 Rugby league World Cup locked in for November 2021 in England, the tour is likely to be rescheduled for 2022.
"It is disappointing that the historic Kangaroos tour to the UK can no longer take place in 2020," said NRL acting CEO Andrew Abdo.
"We look forward to the Rugby League World Cup in 2021 and hopefully a tour to the UK by the Kangaroos in a future season."
