SM
Real Madrid vs AC Milan: 5 hrs 18 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

England pressing on with Test preparations amid reports of India Covid scare

:Headline: England pressing on with Test preparations amid reports of India Covid scare:
Reports from India on Thursday said another member of staff had contracted the virus.
Sports Mole

Jos Buttler said England have "fingers crossed" that the fifth LV= Insurance Test goes ahead on Friday after India cancelled their final pre-match training session amid reports of a new coronavirus scare.

India head coach Ravi Shastri tested positive during the previous match at the Kia Oval, alongside bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar, with all three remaining in isolation while the squad moved on to Emirates Old Trafford.

All the tourists' players tested negative on the final day of the fourth Test, but reports from India on Thursday said another member of staff has now contracted the virus. The team's afternoon net session was then scrapped pending further developments.

Haseeb Hameed diving for a catch during England's training session (Martin Rickett/PA)

Nobody from the India squad or Board of Control for Cricket in India was seen at the ground and the mandatory press conference did not place in its usual slot.

England completed their own pre-match preparations shortly after midday and are hoping the fixture goes ahead as planned.

"At present we're fully expecting the game to go ahead and we're preparing to play tomorrow. Fingers crossed the game will go ahead," said vice-captain Buttler.

"We don't know too much to be honest. It would be naive to speculate too much on stuff I don't know about. Things are all fine in our camp. We trained well this morning so, yeah, we're hopefully all looking forward to the game again tomorrow."

body check tags ::

amp_article__462903 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2021-09-09 12:49:27:
html db last update - 2021-09-09 12:49:27 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html

Coronavirus outbreak - Click here for more stories

Click here for more stories about England

Share this article now:
IV
Read Next:
Virat Kohli says India's bowling performance among top three of his captaincy
>


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about England India Coronavirus Outbreak Cricket
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories, and follow @sm_headlines to get every headline from Sports Mole
Recommended Next on SM
Virat Kohli says India's bowling performance among top three of his captaincy
'Gyokeres is the hottest striker in Europe': Man City warned ahead of Sporting clash
Solanke fires quickfire double as Spurs thrash Champions League rivals Aston Villa

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Chelsea 'make decision' on future of defender Badiashile

1

C'

'It crossed my mind': Amorim makes bombshell Man City claim ahead of Man Utd move

2

'C

Preview: Jasmine Paolini vs. Qinwen Zheng - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far

NEW

3

PJ

Preview: RFS vs. Anderlecht - prediction, team news, lineups

4

PR

Preview: Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors - prediction, team news, form guide

5

PB

Preview: Union SG vs. Roma - prediction, team news, lineups

6

PU

"I was focused on a big thing with Leverkusen": Alonso responds to Liverpool links

7

&W

Preview: APOEL vs. Fiorentina - prediction, team news, lineups

8

PA

Three left-backs, five Londoners: Sports Mole's Premier League Team of the Week

9

TL

Tuesday's Championship predictions including Swansea City vs. Watford

10

TC


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .