The Rugby Football League have confirmed that the Ashes series between England and Australia has been cancelled.
Pencilled in for the end of the year after the Super League season had come to an end at the start of October, the three-match series was set to be the first between the sides in 17 years.
However, the current coronavirus pandemic has put an end to the plans.
Starting off with matches at the University of Bolton Stadium and Elland Road, the series was due to come to a close at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, November 14.
It would have been the first rugby league match to be staged at Tottenham's stunning new home but it will now have to wait.
There had been major doubts over the series taking place with the current rugby league season on pause in England and it only just restarting in Australia last week.
Given the likelihood that the league season is due to be extended well beyond it's usual finishing point in October, as well as the fact that the State of Origin games between New South Wales and Queensland have been pencilled in for November, the Ashes series has been in doubt for a while now.
Ralph Rimmer, the Chief Executive of the RFL, said: "We make this announcement with great reluctance and disappointment, as we had been looking forward so much to welcoming the Kangaroos for the revival of the Rugby League Ashes in 2020 – and the prospect of the series had captured the imagination of our players, broadcast & commercial partners, supporters and media alike.
"However the current circumstances have had a seismic impact on Rugby League, as on all other sports, and we all now need to give, in order to find solutions for the greater and longer term good of the game.
"After regular discussions with the ARLC over the last few months, combined with those within our domestic competitions, we have concluded that the right thing to do for the game as a whole is to make this decision now."
The match between England and Australia isn't the only event to be cancelled in N17 so far this year as the coronavirus pandemic has seen the Summertime Ball cancelled as well as Guns N' Roses' UK and European tour.
There will also be no NFL games at the stadium this year and Anthony Joshua's fight against Kubrat Pulev has also been postponed with no new date announced as of yet.
