Australian cricketers and staff touch down in Sydney after leaving coronavirus-stricken India

 Australian cricketers are back on home soil after leaving coronavirus-stricken India and touching down in Sydney from the Maldives this morning.

The 38 players and officials went to the Maldives a fortnight ago following the suspension of the Indian Premier League.

Cricket Australia has stressed it made no requests for special exemptions to quarantine and Prime Minister Scott Morrison said they will be treated like ordinary Australians.

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