England forced to name new ODI team for Pakistan due to coronavirus outbreak

<div class="pa_art"><p>England are preparing to name an entirely new squad to face Pakistan in the Royal London one-day series after a major Covid-19 outbreak hit the camp.</p><p>The entire squad took PCR tests in Bristol on Monday following the third ODI against Sri Lanka, with three players and four members of the backroom team returning positive results.</p><p>The remainder of the group were identified as close contacts, forcing all parties into a period of isolation from July 4, in line with public health guidelines.</p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="525" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The ECB can confirm that seven members of the England Men's ODI party have tested positive for . . .