The one-day international series between South Africa and England has been postponed, the Cricket Board of England and Wales (ECB) said in a statement on Monday. The postponement effectively ends England’s tour of South Africa with only half of the scheduled matches completed. “Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) agreed to postpone the remaining matches of the current Men’s ODI Series. The decision was made jointly by the two Boards to ensure the health and mental and physical well-being of players. of both teams, “the ECB statement read. The first ODI scheduled for Friday, December 4, was postponed to Sunday after a South African player tested positive for COVID-19. Later that ODI was completely dropped.
The remainder of the series, which comprises two more ODIs scheduled for December 7 and 9, has now also been postponed.
“The CSA and the ECB will now work together to determine when the three-game Series, which is part of the ICC Men’s Super League of Cricket, may take place in the future,” the statement read.
The first ODI was abandoned after staff members at the hotel where England were located tested positive on Sunday, December 6.
CSA also confirmed Sunday that two members of England’s squad had re-tuned “unconfirmed positive tests.”
Previously, two South African players had tested positive on November 19 and 21 in the run-up to the three-game T20I series that began on November 27.
The two T20I reminders were played on November 29 and December 1. England won the series 3-0.
“Concern about the mental health impact of recent events on everyone involved is not something that we, as the CSA or the ECB, take lightly, and the decision to postpone the tour is the most responsible course of action and reasonable for us, “Cricket South said. Kugandrie Govender, Acting Executive Director for Africa (CSA).
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ECB Director Tom Harrison commented: “We have always held that the well-being of our players and leadership is paramount.
“We were concerned about the potential impact that recent developments could have on the well-being of the touring group, so after consulting with Cricket South Africa, we have made a joint decision to postpone the remaining matches of this Series, in the best interest of the welfare of the players “.
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