Australia board probes reports Cummins a close COVID-19 contact
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fifth Test - England v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 12, 2019 Australia's Pat Cummins celebrates the wicket of England's Joe Denly Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
MELBOURNE : Cricket Australia is investigating media reports test captain Pat Cummins has been identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 case, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Nine Network-owned newspapers reported Cummins was at an Adelaide restaurant on Wednesday night when a patron at the next table was identified as a positive COVID-19 case.
The reports have put a cloud over Cummins' participation in the second Ashes test against England which is scheduled to start at Adelaide Oval at 2:30 p.m. local time (0400 GMT) on Thursday.
Australia won the first test at the Gabba by nine wickets.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
