The Ashes 2nd Test: Australia vs. England: After being deemed a close contact of a positive. COVID-19 case, Australia skipper Pat Cummins will miss the second Ashes Test against. England, which begins later Thursday. At the Adelaide Oval, Australia will be led by Steve Smith.
Australia was in disarray on Thursday when skipper. Pat Cummins was thrown out of the second. Ashes Test against England due to being a close contact of a positive. Covid-19 case only hours before the match. On Wednesday evening, the world’s best fast bowler was at an Adelaide restaurant when a person at a nearby table tested positive for coronavirus. Cummins was aware of the issue when he secluded himself and has now returned a negative Covid test. However, because to rigorous bio-security standards in. South Australia, he must now isolate for seven days, which means. Steve Smith will skipper the side for the first time since a ball-tampering scandal in 2018.
The Ashes 2nd Test: “Cummins is naturally upset that he will not be able to captain. Australia in Adelaide for the day-night Test,” Cricket Australia said.
“We expect him to be available for the third men’s Ashes Test (on December 26) at the MCG in Melbourne.”
Smith was relieved of his captaincy due to his role in the 2018 “Sandpaper-gate” scandal in South Africa.
Travis Head, who smashed a century in Australia’s nine-wicket victory in the first Test in Brisbane, takes over as vice-captain on his home turf, with Michael Neser replacing him as a bowler.
Neser was named in Australia’s 2019 Ashes squad, but has yet to be selected for the Test team, which is led by Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc.
With Starc and spinner Nathan Lyon seated in the same restaurant but at separate tables outside, the scenario for Australia might have been considerably worse.
Cricket Australia stated, “SA Health has declared them casual contacts and they are free to play.”
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