Rest of England cricket tour in doubt after Paarl match abandoned
Two members of tourists’ party return unconfirmed positive tests for Covid-19
06 December 2020 - 18:18
Sunday’s one-day international between SA and England in Paarl was abandoned after two members of the tourists’ party returned unconfirmed positive tests for the novel coronavirus, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.
A decision will be made on whether the final two matches of the series will be played on Monday and Wednesday as scheduled once the results of the tests have been ratified. The abandonment follows a fresh round of testing after two hotel workers in the bio-secure environment in which both teams are staying returned positive results...
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