Windies test negative

Cricket: The West Indies squad will be allowed to start training in small groups after they all tested negative for Covid19 on their initial check at their biosecure facility, New Zealand Cricket said yesterday.

The majority of the West Indies team and management arrived in New Zealand last Friday and have been in isolation in Christchurch.

They had to spend the first three days in isolation and then return a negative test before they could begin training at NZC’s highperformance centre.

Six members of the T20 squad are still playing in the Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates and are not expected to arrive in New Zealand until late next week.

Coach Phil Simmons has said it was likely they would be in isolation until the morning of the first T20 international in Auckland on November 27.

The West Indies will play three matches against New Zealand before a twotest series starts on December 3 in Hamilton. — Reuters