England to resume Ashes Test after positive COVID case in family group
Day two of the MCG Ashes Test was briefly on hold as England awaited the results of rapid COVID-19 tests following a positive case among the families travelling with the squad.
Australia’s captain Pat Cummins said the dramatic events were a sign of the times. A Test between England and India in Manchester earlier this year was called off due to positive cases among the Indian team support staff.“It kind of feels like the last few years, doesn’t it?” Cummins said on SEN about an hour before the scheduled start of play.
Ricky Ponting, Mel McLaughlin and Tim Lane among others have been scrubbed from Seven’s Ashes coverage of the MCG Test due to a positive COVID-19 case. Other commentators affected, who share duties across TV and radio, include Damien Fleming, James Brayshaw and Simon Katich.
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