England's star all-rounder Ben Stokes, fiery pacer Jofra Archer, and opener Rory Burns, who arrived in the country four days prior to the rest of their teammates, completed their mandatory 6-day quarantine and had their first training session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

The trio who were not a part of England's Test series win in Sri Lanka had landed in India on 25th January and having cleared their three RT-PCR tests hit the nets on Saturday

Referring to the same, England's media manager Danny Reuben said that the trio is limited to a two-hour session while other members of the squad had cleared their second COVID-19 test.

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"The first group of players - Archer, Burns, and Stokes - will practice each morning for the next three days. They are limited to a two-hour session. The entire England touring party received their second PCR COVID-19 test yesterday. All results returned negative results," said Danny Reuben. 

The rest of the England squad including captain Joe Root are currently undergoing quarantine and are scheduled to start their training from February 2 ahead of the series opener against India, starting February 5 at Chennai 

The first two Tests of the four-match Test series will be played in Chennai and then both teams will travel to Ahmedabad for the final two Tests. 

(PTI Inputs)