Heather Knight has her “fingers crossed” there will be no more Covid-19 cases in the England Women’s Ashes camp after a member of the support staff tested positive. The multi-format Ashes series was brought forward by a week and will start with three Twenty20 matches at the Adelaide Oval, commencing on January 20. “I guess we’re prepared for this, I think it was pretty naive to think we wouldn’t be affected by it,” said Knight. “It was always going to be affected by Covid. England have travelled to Australia looking to become the first team to beat Meg Lanning’s side in any series since the 2013-14 Ashes.

Source: The Times January 14, 2022 12:17 UTC