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The first ODI between South Africa and England was canceled after two unconfirmed positive COVID-19 tests from the England camp; CSA and ECB to discuss the best way to proceed regarding the remaining two games of this ODI Series
Last Updated: 06/12/20 8:46 pm
The second one-day international match between South Africa and England will not take place on Monday
The second one-day international match between South Africa and England will now not take place on Monday as scheduled.
England returned two “unconfirmed” positive coronavirus tests that resulted in the cancellation of its first ODI on Sunday.
These cases are still being independently ratified and as a result the second ODI, which was to take place in Newlands in Cape Town, has been postponed.
A statement read: “The decision has been made by Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as they await the outcome of the independent ratification of the two unconfirmed positive COVID-19 tests from the England camp. and the continued health and well-being of both playgroups.
“Once the findings of this review have been received, CSA and ECB will discuss how best to proceed with respect to the remaining two games in this ODI series.”
South Africa’s first ODI against England was abandoned after two hotel staff members tested positive for coronavirus and two in England’s field had ‘unconfirmed positives’
The first of three one-day internationals had already been postponed on Friday after a third Proteas player tested positive and was ruled out entirely on Sunday morning when it emerged that two staff members at the teams’ shared hotel in Cape Town and potentially those two party members from England had joined the growing outbreak.
The England touring group underwent an additional round of testing Saturday night and now isolate themselves in their hotel rooms while they await further medical advice.
The ECB and the CSA say a decision will be made on the final two games of the series, originally scheduled for Monday and Wednesday, once the test results are independently ratified by medical experts.
Hussain: huge ramifications if tour is canceled
4:37 Mike Atherton, Nasser Hussain, and Ian Ward discuss the likelihood of the England to South Africa tour continuing after two ‘unconfirmed positive tests’ for Covid-19 among the touring group.
After the first ODI between South Africa and England was dropped due to two hotel staff testing positive for Covid-19 and two other “unconfirmed positive tests” among the England touring group, Nasser Hussain considers the ramifications for the rest of the series. …
“Fingers crossed they are retesting and it was an anomaly, but the players will be increasingly worried that the bubble has been broken and will be counting down the days until Thursday and their flight home.
“They were supposed to play Monday at Newlands, I guess they could delay the game and play Tuesday and Wednesday – there’s no way they’re going to have three games, but they could play back-to-back games and fly back Thursday.
“It will be a challenge, but the players will get used to it, back-to-back games for them, they will just do it, dust it off and get home. But mentally it will be difficult, especially for some of these guys who have been in the IPL like him. patron, Eoin Morgan.
“The England players will think it’s December 6, then we’ll have to spend two weeks here if one of us gets it and we’ll be home late for Christmas. Can we pass it on to grandparents and other family members and things like that?
“They will be really worried. Some of them will have to go to Sri Lanka on January 2, so there will be a lot of meetings, you can imagine WhatsApp groups between players – ‘should we go home for the sake of ourselves two or three internationals? of a day?
“The ramifications for South Africa’s broadcasting rights are enormous. That is why this whole effort has been put in place and England will take it into account; the West Indies and Pakistan came to England and did their part, they stayed in the bubble. – There is a bit of unity in world cricket that ‘we will take care of you, you take care of us’.
“People will not forget what the West Indies and Pakistan did, so England will not get on a plane and say ‘we are not interested in complying with your broadcast right.’ They will do their best, wait for the test results of all the players, and then let the hierarchy decide.
“The only thing is, it’s Christmas, family time, and they’ve been in a bubble for so long. Could they face another two weeks of quarantine if a person gets it?”
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