It will be England’s penultimate series in the ICC World Test Championship.© AFP
England and Sri Lanka will lock horns in a two-match Test series slated to commence from January 14 subsequent year, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Wednesday. The England series against Sri Lanka was postponed in March this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the rearranged tour will now be held behind closed doors in Galle. The very first Test will get underway on January 14 even though the second Test will be played 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 statement.
England will depart on a chartered flight on January 2 and will be topic to quarantine in Hambantota. During this period, the group will be in a position to train and prepare for 5 days from January 5-9, at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.
The two-match Test series types aspect of the ICC World Test Championship. This will be England’s penultimate series in the inaugural tournament, and they hope to conclude their campaign against India in February, topic to confirmation of the India tour schedule.
Earlier this week, the 3-match ODI series among England and South Africa was postponed right after some good COVID-19 instances have been reported. While a Proteas player tested positive just before the very first ODI on December 4, two members of the hotel employees tested positive on December 6 and as a outcome, the postponed opening ODI had to be cancelled.
On the exact same day, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) mentioned there have been two members of its touring celebration who returned with unconfirmed good COVID outcomes. As a outcome, a day later, the ODI series was known as off. However, it was later confirmed that these two members of England’s touring celebration have been not diagnosed with possessing coronavirus.