Ahead of his first tour since turning into Australia’s cricket head coach, Andrew McDonald shall be compelled to overlook the beginning of the Sri Lanka sequence after testing constructive for COVID-19
Ahead of his first tour since turning into Australia’s cricket head coach, Andrew McDonald shall be compelled to overlook the beginning of the Sri Lanka sequence after testing constructive for COVID-19
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has examined constructive for COVID-19 and can miss the opening week of his facet’s tour of Sri Lanka, beginning Tuesday.
The 40-year-old, who returned a constructive take a look at for the virus a day earlier than Australia’s T20 squad’s departure to Sri Lanka on Wednesday, will isolate for every week in Melbourne and is more likely to hyperlink up with the workforce in Colombo forward of the second T20 on June 8.
“Australian men’s team head coach Andrew McDonald has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be delayed in travelling to Sri Lanka for the start of the T20I series,” Cricket Australia stated on Wednesday.
Michael Di Venuto fills in
In his absence, assistant coach Michael Di Venuto will information the T20 facet.
“Michael Di Venuto will coach the Australian men’s T20 side before Andrew McDonald re-joins the squad at the conclusion of seven days isolation,” CA added.
Australia and Sri Lanka play three T20Is, adopted by 5 ODIs in Colombo and Pallekele. Post the restricted overs sequence, the Pat Cummins-led Australian red-ball workforce will play two Tests in opposition to the Island nation in Galle.
McDonald’s first tour
This shall be McDonald’s first tour since being appointed full-time into the pinnacle coach function after he took over from Justin Langer in an interim capability earlier within the yr.
The gamers within the ODI and Australia ‘A’ squads are set to fly in later this week.
Source: www.thehindu.com
