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It will probably be England’s penultimate sequence within the ICC World Test Championship.© AFP
England and Sri Lanka will lock horns in a two-match Test sequence slated to start from January 14 subsequent yr, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Wednesday. The England sequence towards Sri Lanka was postponed in March this yr because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the rearranged tour will now be held behind closed doorways in Galle. The first Test will get underway on January 14 whereas the second Test will probably be performed from January 22 to 26. “The England and Wales Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket have agreed to biosecurity and travel plans for what is a rearranged tour following the postponement in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” ECB mentioned in an official assertion.
England will depart on a chartered flight on January 2 and will probably be topic to quarantine in Hambantota. During this era, the workforce will be capable to practice and put together for 5 days from January 5-9, on the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.
The two-match Test sequence types a part of the ICC World Test Championship. This will probably be England’s penultimate sequence within the inaugural match, and so they hope to conclude their marketing campaign towards India in February, topic to affirmation of the India tour schedule.
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Earlier this week, the three-match ODI sequence between England and South Africa was postponed after some optimistic COVID-19 circumstances had been reported. While a Proteas participant examined optimistic earlier than the primary ODI on December 4, two members of the lodge workers examined optimistic on December 6 and consequently, the postponed opening ODI needed to be cancelled.
On the identical day, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) mentioned there have been two members of its touring celebration who returned with unconfirmed optimistic COVID outcomes. As a end result, a day later, the ODI sequence was known as off. However, it was later confirmed that these two members of England’s touring celebration weren’t identified with having coronavirus.
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