Postcards from Stellenbosch: Inside Warwickshire's pre-season tour to South Africa
12.03.26, 17:30 Updated 12.03.26, 16:59 4 Minute Read
Jordan Thompson
The beginning of March, and pre-season, always seems to come with a twist each year.
The squad got stuck in Dubai for an extra day in 2025 due to a fire at Heathrow airport, 2020 saw a global pandemic cut short every county team’s overseas trips and in 2026, those who were set to take a flight to the middle east, a very popular place to prepare for the season, were grounded in the UK due to the ongoing missile fire across the Gulf.
It's fair to say there was a relief from the Warwickshire lads as we learned that our trip would still be going ahead in South Africa. We weren’t sure if the PCA were going to put a blanket ban on the trips away due to safety, but that wasn’t the case and the affected counties have found new destinations.
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