Chris Lynn's girlfriend has stood by the batsman after he caused outrage by asking Cricket Australia to arrange a charter flight from Covid-ravaged India - revealing she is eager for him to come home as soon as possible.
The WAGs of 17 Australian cricket players competing in the Indian Premier League do not yet know when they will be reunited with their partners - but the harsh reality is no different to the thousands still stranded overseas, more than one year after the pandemic began.
Prime minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday direct commercial and repatriation flights from India had been suspended until May 15 because of growing Covid cases in hotel quarantine, while indirect flights would also not be possible.