India vs England 5th Test: The Old Trafford Test cancelled due to Covid-19 scare
“Following
ongoing
conversations
with
the
BCCI,
the
ECB
can
confirm
that
the
fifth
LV=
Insurance
Test
between
England
and
India
Men
due
to
start
today
(September
10)
at
Emirates
Old
Trafford,
will
be
cancelled,”
the
official
statement
by
ECB
stated.
“Due
to
fears
of
a
further
increase
in
the
number
of
COVID
cases
inside
the
camp,
India
are
unable
to
field
a
team
and
will
instead
forfeit
the
match.
“We
send
our
sincere
apologies
to
fans
and
partners
for
this
news,
which
we
know
will
cause
immense
disappointment
and
inconvenience
to
many.
Further
information
will
be
shared
in
due
course,”
said
the
statement.
However,
the
ECB
later
updated
the
original
statement
and
deleted
the
word
–
forfeit.
Instead
they
re-coined
the
sentence:
“Due
to
fears
of
a
further
increase
in
the
number
of
Covid
cases
India
are
regrettably
unable
to
field
a
team.”
Earlier,
it
came
to
light
that
the
first
day
of
the
5th
Test
was
pushed
back.
This
came
after
the
Board
of
Control
for
Cricket
in
India
(BCCI)
and
the
England
and
Wales
Cricket
Board
(ECB)
had
long
discussions
on
Thursday
(September
9)
and
Friday
(September
10).
The
sources
said
more
test
results
of
the
players
and
support
staff
will
be
taken
into
consideration
before
taking
a
call.
