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The Ashes | 'Sacred' Sydney Test to be played as scheduled, says NSW health minister

The fourth Ashes Test which is scheduled to take place in Sydney from January 5 will go ahead as planned, New South Wales health minister Brad Hazzard said on Tuesday. According to the Covid-19 guidelines in the New South Wales, if anyone is found to be a close contact of a positive case, he/she needs to mandatory spend seven days in isolation. 

“The SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground) Test is sacred, an important date at the start of the third year of our life with Covid-19,” Hazzard said in a statement.

“I want to assure the cricket-loving public, under our rules any players with exposure to a known case of Covid-19 would be asked to test and isolate only until a negative result was received.”

“If there are any cases within the teams, their support staff, or families, we will work with the people involved to ensure they are safe, and there is as little disruption to others as possible,” he added. 

The RT-PCR tests for the Australian and the English players have come negative. Earlier, there was a Covid-19 scare in the English camp as two of the support staff and two members among families had returned positive for Covid-19. 

But the rapid antigen test of the England players came negative and the players were allowed to take the field on Monday. 

Australia have taken a 3-0 unassailable lead in the five-match series after clinching a thumping win by an innings and 14 runs in the third Test in Melbourne. 

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