- South Africa announce positive Covid-19 test for player
- First one-day international match switched to Sunday
The first one-day international between South Africa and England at Newlands was called off just an hour before the start of play on Friday after a member of the home team’s squad tested positive for Covid-19.
Both squads underwent their latest round of testing on Thursday and, following the emergence of a positive result among the South Africa squad, a decision was made to move the start of the three-match series to Sunday in Paarl.
Written by Ali Martin at Newlands
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