Australian and New Zealand basketball officials are scrambling to find players to contest an Asia Cup qualifier after their clash was confirmed on Wednesday with just 10 days' notice.
Both countries were initially due to fly to the Philippines this month for a series of qualifiers, before tightened COVID-19 travel restrictions forced its cancellation.
The Tall Blacks and Boomers will still play though, after a last-minute effort allowed them to stage the game in Cairns on February 20.
No NBL or overseas-based players will feature in the sides though, meaning the Boomers will be represented by young BA centre of excellence talent or semi-professionals playing in second-tier leagues.
It's even more complicated for New Zealand, with quarantine periods meaning they will have to field a team of Australian-based players.
Teams will be announced later this week while the Asia Cup itself, which Australia won in 2017, is due to be played in August in Indonesia.
