- England team and staff self-isolating and tour in jeopardy
- Two staff members at team hotel also test positive for Covid-19
England’s tour of South Africa lurched back into crisis on Sunday when the first one-day international was cancelled and two members of Eoin Morgan’s touring party tested positive for Covid-19.
The match in Paarl had officially become the series-opener after a positive case in the South African camp on Friday – their third since England’s arrival on 17 November – led to the initial fixture at Newlands being called off and a fresh round of testing ordered for the hosts. But an hour before the start of play it became apparent this game was in doubt when neither team appeared at the ground. The announcement of a delayed start was then followed by the game’s full cancellation, leaving the remainder of the trip once more under a cloud.
Written by Ali Martin at Boland Park
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