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England tour of South Africa canceled for medical reasons; ODIs were canceled on Friday, Sunday and Monday after coronavirus cases and series were now ruled out; England awaiting ratification of “unconfirmed positive results” on two members of the touring group
Last Updated: 07/12/20 12:27 pm
England’s ODI series in South Africa has been canceled for medical reasons
England’s ODI tour of South Africa has been canceled for medical reasons after a series of coronavirus cases.
The first one-day international match in Cape Town last Friday was postponed after a member of the South African team tested positive for Covid-19.
The series opener was rearranged for Paarl on Sunday, but that match was abandoned when two staff members at the hotel where the teams are staying tested positive and two unidentified members of the England tour group returned “no positive tests. confirmed “.
Monday’s ODI in Cape Town was postponed with the England and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket South Africa pending ratification of the two unconfirmed Covid positive tests in the England field.
England is staying at The Vineyard Hotel with the two party members with ‘unconfirmed positive results’ currently self-isolated
There were hopes that back-to-back ODIs could be played at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday and Wednesday before England’s departure on Thursday, but now they won’t go ahead.
All England players and management staff were initially forced to isolate themselves in their rooms after Sunday’s two unconfirmed positive tests, but then relaxed, and all but the two positive cases were able to use the grounds of the hotel on monday.
The first ODI in Cape Town on Friday was postponed after a member of the South African team tested positive for coronavirus
In the event that positive tests from England are confirmed, affected people would have to isolate themselves for 10 days after their diagnosis, so they could not join Thursday’s flight home.
The ECB would also need to identify anyone who qualifies as a close contact, defined as spending 15 minutes or more in an indoor environment without social distancing, and similarly isolate them.
England’s T20 international series in South Africa, which tourists won 3-0 to climb to the top of the standings, ahead of Australia, was unaffected, despite two South African players testing positive for coronavirus and two others. they were placed in isolation.
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