All England and Pakistan cricketers test negative for Covid 19

England will face West Indies this month followed by a series against Pakistan

London, July 1: The England and Pakistan cricket squads passed their latest coronavirus tests. All 20 players and 11 staff in the Pakistan squad have tested negative for COVID-19 since arriving on Sunday (June 29), the England and Wales Cricket Board said.

Pakistan is in a two-week quarantine in Worcester for a Test and Twenty20 series in August.

All of England's players and management also were negative in their third round of tests on Monday (June 30). They are in Southampton preparing for the first Test next week against the West Indies.

Meanwhile, six Pakistan players picked for the tour who tested positive last week and had to stay home have tested negative for a second time in three days and have been cleared to join the squad in England.

The six were opening batsman Fakhar Zaman, allrounder Mohammad Hafeez, legspinner Shadab Khan, wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and fast bowlers Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Hasnain. The Pakistan Cricket Board said all six players were retested on Monday, following a first negative test last Friday.