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Ashley-Giles
England's men's director of cricket Ashley Giles is confident that players and staff members have not breached any protocols. ECB on Tuesday announced that three players and four staff members of the England cricket team have tested positive for Covid-19. The board also declared that the current squad would have to go under a mandatory quarantine period.
As a result, the team management had to choose a completely different squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan. The first-choice team is currently in isolation. England all-rounder Ben Stokes is going to lead England in the ODI series against Pakistan. The Eoin Morgan-led side recently played the limited-over series against Sri Lanka. So far, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has not made any announcements if any of their cricketers have been affected by the virus.
ECB announced an 18-member squad for the forthcoming series against Pakistan
The England cricket board recently declared an 18-strong group for the forthcoming series against Pakistan. Ben Stokes will return to the squad to captain the team, and Chris Silverwood is back as head coach. Overall, there are nine uncapped players in the squad. England is going to play against Pakistan in three ODIs and as many T20Is. The ODI series will commence on Thursday, and the third and last match will be played on July 13. The first playing XI England players, who have been sent into isolation, are going to be available for the T20 series.
England squad: Ben Stokes (C), Jake Ball, Danny Briggs, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, L. Gregory, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dan Lawrence, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Matt Parkinson, David Payne, Phil Salt, John Simpson, James Vince.
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Hasnain, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, and Usman Qadir.