Cricket Australia brag Nick Hockley has go the latest fig to trial affirmative to COVID-19 arsenic the microorganism continues to chopped a swathe done the Ashes.
Hockley has mild symptoms and has had nary enactment with the players contesting the series, which should bounds disruption to Wednesday's 4th Test astatine the SCG.
"After experiencing mild symptoms, I instantly got a PCR trial which has since returned a affirmative result. I americium isolating astatine location with my family, who person returned antagonistic results," Hockley said successful a connection released conscionable earlier noon.
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"Over caller days, we person seen cases successful narration to the Australian men's Ashes squad and immoderate of the BBL teams. It is simply a reminder of the complexity COVID-19 presents for large sporting events and the value of being vaccinated, getting a booster arsenic soon arsenic possible, and getting tested arsenic soon arsenic symptoms contiguous themselves.''
Hockley's diagnosis is yet different informing changeable pursuing the adjacent interaction debacle that ruled Australian skipper Pat Cummins retired of the 2nd Test and the consequent affirmative lawsuit that ruled batsman Travis Head retired of the upcoming 4th Test.
England person besides faced immense obstacles owed to COVID-19, with respective members of the touring party, including caput manager Chris Silverwood, contracting the virus.
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