Shane Warne in isolation after positive COVID-19 result
Cricket legend Shane Warne has tested positive for COVID-19 during England’s The Hundred cricket tournament.
Warne, head coach of the London Spirits, felt ill prior to Sunday’s match against Southern Brave at Lord’s Ground and later returned a positive result from a lateral flow test.
“After feeling unwell this morning, Shane returned a positive lateral flow test and will isolate from the squad and support staff whilst he awaits PCR [test] results,” the team said in a statement.
“A second member of the team management is self-isolating after also returning a positive test. No players have been impacted.”
Warne is the second coach to receive a positive result for coronavirus since the tournament started 10 days ago.
Andy Flower, the Trent Rocket’s coach, tested positive prior to Warne.
One player, Steven Mullaney, was also sent into isolation after he was determined to be a close contact of Flower.
The news comes just a week after the former cricketer encouraged others to get vaccinated and called for COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to end.
“I think it’s just a matter of getting on with it, get your double vax and get on with it and learn to live with it,” he told Sky News Australia.
“No one over here seems to want to get locked down again. No one likes lockdown.
“They just said ‘enough is enough, everyone go and get double jabbed’ and they’re learning to live with it.”