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England’s Test captain Joe Root on Saturday stated any constructive instances of COVID-19 won’t derail the staff’s tour of Sri Lanka however burdened on his gamers’ bodily and psychological well-being beneath the circumstances, together with travelling with a psychologist.
England are embarking on a three-month tour of the subcontinent, beginning with two Tests in Sri Lanka, which have been alleged to be held final March and adopted by a full-fledged collection in India.
“I don’t think it (positive cases) will result in an automatic end. The reality is around the rest of the world… teams have had to deal with positive cases… We have to manage it as best we can,” Root advised reporters.
To assist address the challenges of enjoying top-flight cricket throughout a pandemic, Root stated the staff will rent the companies of a psychologist.
“There’s going to be a little bit of extra support for the players in terms of a psychologist on the ground at all times, making sure there’s someone to speak to,” he stated.
“If at any stage it becomes too much, they are entitled to get out. As captain, a big part of my role is to make sure people are comfortable.”With the world attempting to undertake to the brand new regular caused by the pandemic, Root stated they have no choice however to remain versatile and adaptable.
“It’s a really dangerous virus and wherever we will be, we will be in contact with it in some shape or form,” he stated.
“The reality is, look around the rest of the world, Pakistan in New Zealand, teams have had to deal with cases on tour. That might be the case for us, if so we have to manage it as best as possible.”
England’s final two journeys abroad have been cancelled because of the coronavirus.
“South Africa was a really distinctive state of affairs, a distinct set of circumstances. It will likely be totally different once more (in Sri Lanka and India), we’re as finest ready as we are able to for it and we’re totally conscious of what we’re getting ourselves into.
“Fingers crossed everything goes well, we look after each other, adhere to the rules, stay as safe as possible and play some really good hard Test cricket,” he stated.
The England staff will take a constitution flight to Sri Lanka on Saturday in spite of everything members of the touring get together returned destructive COVID-19 checks.
