The English players were seen going through various sanitisation norms in videos shared by England’s Head of Team Communication Danny Reuben.
With a new COVID-19 strain appearing in the UK, there were some concerns regarding England’s tour to Sri Lanka. However, both teams are confident about the biosecurity bubble, and the England cricket team will go through stringent quarantine norms.
The English players went through COVID-19 tests at the airport. England captain Joe Root also addressed some of the local media upon his team’s arrival. Root and the media members followed social distancing norms.
England were scheduled to play Sri Lanka in March last year. However, that tour was cancelled due to the pandemic. The two teams will square up against each other for two Tests in Galle, which will be played without spectators.
Joe Root assures tour will not end if positive cases are found
Recently, England cricket team’s tour to South Africa was cut short when some positive cases emerged in the hotel where the teams were staying. However, Joe Root assured that a situation like that is unlikely to be repeated.
The England cricket team will first undergo a three-day quarantine in isolation. After that, the visitors will be allowed to train once they return negative PCR tests.
The English players will train from January 5 to 9 in Hambantota, following which they will travel to Galle to play the two Tests starting January 14.
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