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The three-game T20 series went well. But the three-game ODI series could not be started. The ODI series had to be canceled as Corona was identified in both South Africa and England. A statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Monday that the tour had been canceled due to concerns about the players ‘mental and physical health and the players’ well-being. The three-game ODI series was postponed three times in four days due to the coronavirus.
The first match was scheduled for Friday in Newlands, Cape Town. Attempts to organize it on Sunday also failed. The match was postponed to Newlands on Monday, but it did not happen. The game was canceled on Friday after two members of the England team’s residential hotel staff tested positive for Corona. Once again, on Monday morning, two England field crowns were taken positive.
The England team was due to return home on Thursday by chartered plane. However, Cricket South Africa was expecting two consecutive ODIs on Tuesday and Wednesday. But before that, on Monday afternoon, the ECB and the CSA issued a joint statement in which they indicated that the visit was not taking place. It will be sometime later.
Corona, who has been identified as one of two England players, will return to the team on Monday afternoon, leaving the two behind if the infection is reconfirmed in the test. However, Ashley Giles, managing director of England men’s cricket, can stay with them.
The first wave of coronavirus spread in March and England returned home without finishing its tour of Sri Lanka. Then, for the first time out of the country, the England team saw the biosecurity breach. But England have successfully returned to international cricket this summer with a biosecurity zone. They first played a test series against the West Indies. Later a full series with Pakistan. The last ODI and T20 series was played with Australia.
The next UK tour is to Sri Lanka and India. His intention in Sri Lanka is to leave the UK on January 2.
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