Moeen Ali tests positive

By Reuters, Undated
4 January 2021, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 4 January 2021, 23:57 PM
England all-rounder Moeen Ali has tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Sri Lanka and will self-isolate for 10 days, as will fast bowler Chris Woakes who was deemed a possible close contact, England’s cricket board said on Monday.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Sri Lanka and will self-isolate for 10 days, as will fast bowler Chris Woakes who was deemed a possible close contact, England's cricket board said on Monday.

The squad was tested on arrival at the airport in Hambantota and Ali is likely to miss the first Test as Sri Lanka's government protocols require the 33-year-old to quarantine for 10 days.