England manager Chris Silverwood volition miss the 4th Ashes Test successful Sydney aft being forced into isolation owed to the increasing COVID-19 outbreak impacting the tourists.
The England broadside this week has been forced to acquisition regular investigating for COVID-19 aft the Boxing Day Test was astir cancelled mid-match erstwhile 2 household members and 2 enactment unit tested positive.
Following different circular of testing, England this greeting revealed that Silverwood and his household volition request to isolate for 10 days aft the touring party's clump grew to 7 cases.
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"Following the latest circular of PCR tests administered to the England Men's touring enactment connected Wednesday 29 December, 1 household subordinate has tested positive," England Cricket said successful a statement.
"As a effect of the affirmative test, England Men's Head Coach Chris Silverwood volition person to isolate for 10 days, on with his family, successful Melbourne and volition miss the 4th Ashes Test owed to commencement successful Sydney connected Wednesday 5 January 2022.
"A 4th successive circular of PCR tests volition beryllium administered contiguous (Thursday).
"The touring enactment person recorded 7 affirmative cases - 3 enactment unit and 4 household members - since a PCR investigating authorities was implemented connected Monday 27 December.
"Both teams - England and Australia - are owed to alert to Sydney via a chartered formation connected Friday morning."
England mislaid the 3rd test, and with it the series, arsenic Australia took an unassailable 3-0 pb successful the five-match Ashes.
Both teams volition alert to Sydney connected a chartered formation connected Friday greeting and person an full edifice analyzable booked retired for them successful the city's eastbound suburbs to minimise hazard of contracting the virus.
- with AP
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