Paul Franks takes over as head coach after outbreak in squad
Andy Flower, the Trent Rockets head coach, will be absent from Monday’s men’s Hundred fixture against Northern Superchargers, alongside two other members of the team’s support staff, after the trio tested positive for Covid-19.
Steven Mullaney and another support staff member have also been withdrawn from the evening fixture, after being identified as close contacts, with Paul Franks stepping in as Trent Rockets’ head coach.
The development looks set to force Flower and his colleagues to self-isolate for the next ten days, a period that that encompasses two more Rockets fixtures, both of them away – against London Spirit at Lord’s on July 29, and against Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston on August 1.
The former England head coach, who has been a fixture on the T20 franchise circuit in recent seasons, took over as Rockets’ head coach in February, when their original choice, Stephen Fleming, withdrew due to the ongoing Covid-related travel restrictions
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo