England all-rounder Moeen Ali has joined the teammates at Lighthouse Hotel in Galle after going extended isolation of 13 days having tested positive for covid-19 on landing in Sri Lanka for the two-match Test series earlier this month. The two teams are currently playing the first Test of the two-match series in Galle.
"It's great to have Mo back," Sam Curran, Moeen's team-mate, said. "When we walked into the changing room after one of the sessions today, we saw Mo and just saw the smile on everyone's faces,” England all-rounder Sam Curran was quoted as saying to ESPNCricinfo
Ali, 33, had tested negative in England built after landing in Sri Lanka, he was found to be carrying the new ‘British’ variant of the covid and had to go through a lengthy procedure by the Sri Lanka government to finally get a decent place for quarantine.
"He's obviously had a really tough couple of weeks and no-one wants to get into the situation he was in. Thankfully he got through that okay, and we're all really excited to have him back in the group to play cricket again because we all know what an awesome player he is, and to be around,” Curran added.
Saying that the team was happy that Ali has finally been added to the group, Curran could not confirm whether he would be given a run in the next Test or not.
"I'm sure tomorrow when he has a run around it will be nice for him to get back playing cricket but to be honest I don't really know when he'll be back," Curran said. "I'm sure everyone's just really looking forward to having Mo back. I'm sure he'll start training tomorrow."
Ali last played a Test match way back in the 2019 Ashes and had since found it difficult to make it to the England Test XI.
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