However Ashley Giles, the director of England men’s cricket, said the squad had voiced wider concerns that began when two South Africa players tested positive at the start of the trip. The veracity of England’s two unnamed positive cases were called into question by England’s team doctor and rapid Covid-19 tests have since come back as negative. “We will continue to plan for the tour and monitor the biosecurity situation.”Įngland’s decision followed a day of fraught meetings between players and management, and preceded a joint statement from Cricket South Africa and the England and Wales Cricket Board claiming the move was mutual and taken “to ensure the mental and physical health and welfare of players from both teams”. “The tour of South Africa is part of the World Test Championship and the Futures Tour Program,” a Cricket Australia spokesman said. The Australian tour follows a scheduled visit from Sri Lanka to South Africa, which has had an average of around 3,600 new cases per day over the past week. Cricket Australia remains officially committed to the tour set down for February and March, but is keeping close tabs on the situation.

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