ENG v IND 2021: Indian team to continue their break despite COVID outbreak in England ODI squad- report

India team is scheduled to reassemble in London on July 14.

The Indian team, which is in the UK for a five-Test series, is continuing its 20-day break as of now even as England's ODI team has been forced into isolation after the outbreak of coronavirus in its squad. England has seen a rise in Delta-3 variant cases in the country.

Three England players and four other support staff members tested positive for the virus, 48 hours after the conclusion of their ODI series against Sri Lanka. This led to ECB announcing a brand new squad for the upcoming ODI series against Pakistan with Ben Stokes being named as captain.

The Indian players are set to re-assemble in London on 14 July and proceed to Durham for a two-week training and the First-Class game against Select County XI.

"We are aware of the situation. Obviously, ECB and the local health authorities will provide us with any change in existing health safety protocols and that will be strictly followed. But we haven't been told anything as of now. The players have not yet been told to cut short their downtime,” a senior BCCI official told PTI conditions of anonymity.

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Once the players assemble in London, they will undergo testing before being allowed to enter the bio-bubble.

Not all players in the England first-choice squad were fully vaccinated.

"We have been mindful that the emergence of the delta variant, along with our move away from the stringent enforcement of bio-secure environments, could increase the chances of an outbreak. We made a strategic choice to try to adapt protocols, in order to support the overall well-being of our players and management staff who have spent much of the last 14 months living in very restricted conditions," ECB chief executive Tom Harrison said.

(PTI inputs)