NEW DELHI: Australia's cricket team has been hit by Covid-19 ahead of the second Test against the West Indies, with all-rounder
Cameron Green
and coach
Andrew McDonald
testing positive on Wednesday.
This comes after batter
Travis Head
had contracted Covid-19 at the end of the first Test in Adelaide last week, although he has since tested negative and will be available for the second Test in Brisbane.
Despite testing positive, unless they are too unwell, Green and McDonald are expected to be involved in the match.
"Cameron Green and Andrew McDonald will be separated from the group until they return a negative test. It will not hinder Green taking part in or McDonald attending the match in line with CA protocols," Cricket Australia mentioned in a statement.
Covid-19 protocols allow players to compete even if they do not return negative results within the next 24 hours, but they must be kept apart from the rest of the playing group.
With opener
Usman Khawaja
clearing concussion tests after a blow on the head late in the game in Adelaide, Australia are likely to remain unchanged for the second Test.
Captain
Pat Cummins
expressed confidence in his team's familiarity with pink-ball Tests, which he believes will work to their advantage in the upcoming day-night Test.
"No doubt playing a pink-ball Test almost every year, and some Shield cricket over the years with the pink ball, helps us familiarise ourselves ... perhaps better than oppositions can, just by experience," Cummins stated.
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(With inputs from AFP)
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