Start of Manchester Test set to be pushed back

ESPNcricinfo understands more than one India player had expressed concerns about taking the field in talks with the BCCI © AFP/Getty Images

The fifth and final Test between England and India will not begin on Friday as scheduled, and a final decision on whether and when the match will begin is awaited. The development comes on the back of intense discussions between the BCCI and the ECB after India’s assistant physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar returned a positive Covid-19 test on Thursday.

ESPNcricinfo understands more than one India player had expressed concerns about taking the field in talks between the BCCI and the team management over the last two days. The entire India squad returned negative RT-PCR tests on Thursday, but results of a fresh round of testing are expected on Friday morning.

More to follow…

Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo

© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *