ENG vs PAK: Ben Stokes to lead England as Eoin Morgan isolated after 7 positive results in England squad

ENG vs PAK: Ben Stokes to lead England as Eoin Morgan isolated after 7 positive results in England squad – England all-rounder Ben Stokes will be leading the ODI team as seven members of the England suqad tested Covid-19 positive on Tuesday. The England & Wales Cricket Board is yet to reveal the names of affected cricketers and other team squad members – but it is being speculated that captain Eoin Morgan is one of the affected cricketer.

ENG vs PAK – 7 members test positive, Stokes replace Morgan as captain: ECB has not announced the names of the players but as Stokes has been called up and named captain of the team. The tests according to ECB Spokesperson were conducted on Monday.

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The ECB can confirm that seven members of the England Men’s ODI party have tested positive for COVID-19.

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 6, 2021

ENG vs PAK: Ben Stokes to lead England as Eoin Morgan isolated after 7 positive results in England squad

Tom Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, commented: ‘‘We have been mindful that the emergence of the Delta variant, along with our move away from the stringent enforcement of biosecure environments, could increase the chances of an outbreak. We made a strategic choice to try to adapt protocols, in order to support the overall wellbeing of our players and management staff who have spent much of the last 14 months living in very restricted conditions.

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ENG vs PAK: Ben Stokes to lead England: Overnight we have worked swiftly to identify a new squad, and we are grateful to Ben Stokes who will return to England duties to Captain. We also recognise the impact this news will have on our First Class Counties and their Men’s playing squads and thank them, along with our partners Sky and Royal London, for their ongoing support in dealing with this pandemic.’’

As soon as the news broke former cricketer Michael Vaughan and well-known commentator Harsha Bhogle posted tweets.

Billy Gilmour tests positive & not one Scotland team member or staff has to isolate … England cricket team members do & the whole squad has to go !?????? VERY VERY Strange times … I guess we will or should see Alex Hales again though … #OnOn

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 6, 2021

It doesn’t look like it is going anywhere. The Chinese virus has now infiltrated the England cricket team. The bubbles will get more stringent. I guess there is no other option

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 6, 2021

Last week, the Pakistan team commenced seven-day preparations for their white-ball UK tour with the first training session of the series at the Incora Derby Cricket Ground after spending the first three days in room isolation.

ENG vs PAK: Ben Stokes to lead England: Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan has highlighted the potential match-winners in the side and showed confidence in getting over the line in the upcoming games.

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