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2 test series both at the same venue Galle
14/1-18/1
22/1-26/1
Not a good start for the poms
Ali tested positive to covid, him and Woakes to isolate
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/13031596
England all-rounder Moeen Ali was isolating in Sri Lanka on Monday after testing positive for coronavirus upon his arrival in the south Asian country for the team's two-Test cricket tour.
Pace bowler Chris Woakes has been deemed a possible close contact of Ali and was also observing a period of self-isolation in developments which have cast an early shadow on the tour, which takes place weeks after a white-ball trip to South Africa was derailed by a spate of positive COVID-19 results.
The whole squad was given a clean bill of health prior to departure and again after quick turnaround testing on arrival in Hambantota on Sunday.
However, the more sophisticated PCR process then revealed Ali was carrying the virus, according to the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Ali is due out of isolation on January 13, the day before the first Test starts in Galle on the south-west coast.
Woakes is being advised to isolate for a minimum of seven days.
14/1-18/1
22/1-26/1
Not a good start for the poms
Ali tested positive to covid, him and Woakes to isolate
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/13031596
England all-rounder Moeen Ali was isolating in Sri Lanka on Monday after testing positive for coronavirus upon his arrival in the south Asian country for the team's two-Test cricket tour.
Pace bowler Chris Woakes has been deemed a possible close contact of Ali and was also observing a period of self-isolation in developments which have cast an early shadow on the tour, which takes place weeks after a white-ball trip to South Africa was derailed by a spate of positive COVID-19 results.
The whole squad was given a clean bill of health prior to departure and again after quick turnaround testing on arrival in Hambantota on Sunday.
However, the more sophisticated PCR process then revealed Ali was carrying the virus, according to the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Ali is due out of isolation on January 13, the day before the first Test starts in Galle on the south-west coast.
Woakes is being advised to isolate for a minimum of seven days.
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