Ben Stokes can also be down with the virus an infection.© AFP
A call on whether or not to begin the primary Test between Pakistan and England shall be taken early Thursday morning after a number of members of the touring squad fell sick with a viral an infection, the house cricket board mentioned. The begin of the Test — England’s first in Pakistan for 17 years — was thrown into doubt after as much as seven of the touring facet’s gamers, together with captain Ben Stokes, have been struck down on Wednesday. The similar variety of help workers have been additionally laid low.
“The two boards discussed the outbreak of a viral infection in the England camp and unanimously agreed to delay the decision on the commencement of the first Test until 0730 Pakistan time (02:30 GMT) tomorrow,” mentioned a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) launch.
The resolution was reached after medical recommendation from the England medical doctors, it added.
Both boards will even take a look at the choice of suspending the Test for a day. “The two boards also agreed, subject to the England players not recovering well enough to take the field on Thursday morning, then the Test will commence on Friday and will be a five-day match.”
England’s solely frontline spinner Jack Leach, who has Crohn’s illness, is affected by signs. He caught sepsis after selecting up a abdomen bug on the tour of New Zealand two years in the past.
An England and Wales Cricket Board spokesperson earlier mentioned that the diseases weren’t Covid-19 associated, with gamers experiencing vomiting and diarrhoea.
The remaining Tests in Multan (December 9-13) and Karachi (December 17-21) — shall be performed as per schedule, mentioned the discharge.
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