Aussie Ashes star tests positive for COVID-19

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The Australian campy has been rocked up of the 4th Ashes Test, with Travis Head investigating affirmative for COVID-19.

The team's formation to Sydney has been delayed, and the middle-order batter ruled retired of the match, which starts connected Thursday astatine the SCG.

"Head is asymptomatic and volition stay successful Melbourne and isolate with his spouse for 7 days successful enactment with Victorian Government Health requirements," a Cricket Australia connection read.

The remainder of the squad, arsenic good arsenic families and staff, has undergone PCR and RAT tests.

Mitch Marsh, Nic Maddinson and Josh Inglis person joined the squad arsenic cover.

"As portion of our investigating procedures, we are PCR investigating players, their families and our enactment unit daily. Unfortunately, Travis returned a affirmative COVID-19 effect earlier today. Thankfully, helium is asymptomatic astatine this stage," a CA spokesperson said.

Head is expected to beryllium disposable for enactment for the 5th Test successful Hobart.

"We are grateful to our exceptional aesculapian unit for each the enactment they person done passim this bid and we volition proceed to enactment with and enactment the players, their families and unit from some teams," the spokesperson said.

It comes conscionable a time aft it was confirmed that English manager Chris Silverwood would miss the lucifer astatine the SCG aft a subordinate of his household tested positive.

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