Sydney: Australian Ash Campaign was thrown into Chaos Friday with testing the positive Travis Batsman head for Covid-19 and putting aside the fourth ash test next week against England.
Number five, which makes Swashbuckling 152 on the first test in Brisbane, will remain in Melbourne and Isolate for seven days.
“Unfortunately, Travis restored Covid-19 positive results earlier today,” said Cricket Australia.
“Fortunately, he was asymptomatic at this stage.
We anticipate that he would be available to play in the fifth ash test in Hobart.” Is it not clear whether the other Australian players are close contact.
Mitchell Marsh, Nic Maddinson and Josh Inglis have been called into the squad as a cover, but Usman Khawaja who is experienced is a favorite to take the headplace and play his first test since Abu 2019.
The head is the latest positive Coronavirus case on the ash tour with coach under pressure under English Chris Silverwood also from Sydney’s test after family members failed.
The tour has so far registered seven positives – three support staff and four family members – because the PCR testing regime was held on Monday after the virus was first detected during a boxing test.
Fast British Bowling coach Jon Lewis, coach Spin Jejan Patel and the strength and condition of Darren Veness boss are reported among those isolated.
The International Cricket Council matches the referee David Boon, which has formalized for each test so far, it will also miss Sydney after he is too positive.
Australia has retained ash after a comfortable victory in the first three tests in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne and wanted to sweep England in the best five series.