Warne self-isolating after returning positive Covid-19 test
Warne is the second head coach in the men's Hundred competition to test positive for Covid.
LONDON (Web Desk) - Shane Warne, London Spirit s head coach, and another unnamed member of the management team have gone into isolation after returning positive Covid-19 tests.
Warne reported feeling unwell on Sunday morning, ahead of Spirit s game against Southern Brave at Lord s. A lateral flow test was positive and he is now awaiting the result of a PCR test. As yet, none of the Spirit playing squad has been affected.
Warne is the second head coach in the men s competition to test positive for Covid in the first 10 days of the Hundred. Andy Flower, the Trent Rockets head coach, returned a positive test last weekend and has missed his side s last three fixtures, with Paul Franks stepping into the role. Steven Mullaney, who was deemed a close contact of Flower s, is the only player in the competition to have been forced to self-isolate as things stand.
Warne s Spirit team were winless in their first three Hundred games, with two defeats and a no-result. They play Southern Brave, who have won one of their first three games, at Lord s on Sunday evening.
David Ripley, the Northamptonshire head coach and one of the Spirit s assistants, will act as head coach in Warne s absence.
