- Two-test series comes before a full tour of India
- England employ psychologist to ease player anxiety over virus
England fly to Sri Lanka on Saturday evening with a psychologist in their ranks and an insistence from their captain, Joe Root, that the emergence of any Covid-19 cases will not automatically trigger an end to the tour.
The two-Test series that begins on 14 January – rearranged from March when the pandemic cut short the trip – kickstarts nearly three months on the subcontinent for the men’s national teams, with a full tour of India to follow that features four Tests, five Twenty20s and three one-day internationals.
Written by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/01/joe-root-insists-covid-cases-would-not-end-england-tour-of-sri-lanka under the title “Joe Root insists Covid cases would not end England tour of Sri Lanka”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
