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England captain Ben Stokes missed practicing after feeling in discouraged health on Tuesday as his facet began their preparations for the Headingley Test. Stokes develop into absent whereas the leisure of the squad expert before Thursday’s first day of the final Test within the three-match series. An England and Wales Cricket Board spokesperson indicated that Stokes had tested harmful for Covid-19 on Tuesday morning. Stokes is being saved a ways from the group as a precautionary measure.
The 31-year-ragged, in his first Test series as skipper, will be assessed again before Wednesday’s win session.
In a while Tuesday, England batting coach Marcus Trescothick tested definite for Covid.
The ECB acknowledged Trescothick is “presently in isolation at house and is being monitored day by day. Small print of his return to the England situation-up will be launched in some unspecified time in the future.”
Stokes hit 75 from 70 balls within the second innings of England’s second Test victory over Fresh Zealand at Trent Bridge. That develop into England’s second successive procure in opposition to the Test world champions, clinching their first Test series triumph since January 2021. Fresh Zealand have had several definite Covid cases of their squad over the final couple of weeks. Shaded Caps skipper Kane Williamson develop into compelled to dart away out the second Test after checking out definite on the eve of the match in Nottingham.
As successfully as Williamson, the tourists have considered Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell and two members of their backroom group return definite results since arriving in England.
All four gamers are match and accessible to play in Leeds this week.
While England hope to handbook definite of a Covid outbreak, twin brothers Jamie and Craig Overton are dreaming of a potentially taking the field together for the hosts at Headingley.
The 6ft 5in seam-bowling siblings are on stand-by could per chance must always England reach to a resolution to rotate their rush assault with the series already won.
For the uncapped Jamie, who is the youthful sibling by three minutes, it’s uncharted territory, whereas Craig is hoping so as to add to his eight caps.
The duo have performed together deal of situations over time, with North Devon, Somerset and England Below-19s, but came head to head in top quality cricket for the first time just correct a subject of days within the past.
Jamie, who left Taunton for Surrey in 2020, struck his brother on the helmet with a instant bouncer at some stage in a County Championship match final week leading to a delayed concussion diagnosis.
“I believe any sibling contention is constantly going to have somewhat of extra spice and me and Craig are potentially even spicier than most of us,” Jamie acknowledged.
“The family clearly did now not care for seeing Craig on the ground but I believe they’d have instructed us off if we weren’t giving our all.”
Despite that bruising bump into, Craig insisted there would be no now now not easy emotions if most efficient one of them develop into chosen this week.
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“Or now now not it has been care for that since we had been 16 years ragged. My first sport of high quality cricket we had been competing for the identical jam and I done up taking half in,” he acknowledged.
“We would both acknowledged to every deal of ‘whatever occurs, we’ll be supportive’ and we’ve constantly been care for that. We desire what’s most efficient for the group and if which implies one of us misses out, that’s the methodology it’s.”
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