Wasn't outbreak of COVID, it was perception of what might happen that caused cancellation, says ECB CEO Tom Harrison
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Wasn't outbreak of COVID, it was perception of what might happen that caused cancellation, says ECB CEO Tom Harrison

The Hindu  

A "gutted" England and Wales Cricket Board CEO Tom Harrison on Friday said it was the Indian players' anxiety over "what might happen" and not the COVID-19 outbreak itself that caused the cancellation of the fifth and final Test here even though all efforts were made to comfort the visitors. Harrison said the developments of the past couple of days have been devastating and everything necessary was done to convince the Indian players, who were spooked by assistant physio Yogesh Parmar's positive COVID-19 test on Thursday and refused to take the field. READ : Indian players got the jitters after assistant physio tested positive: Dinesh Karthik "It wasn't an outbreak of COVID, it was a perception of what might happen post the physio testing positive. READ : India vs England: Manchester Test to be rescheduled after India's Covid-19 concerns Harrison said "medical people who understand this virus" were brought in to talk to the players on Thursday but they were clear about not playing the match.

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