IND vs ENG: Manchester Test Cancelled, Confirms ECB. India Unable To Field Team

<p>The 5th Test between India and England has been cancelled due to a further increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the Indian team. Following ongoing conversations with the BCCI, the ECB has confirmed that the fifth Test between England and India Men due to start today at Emirates Old Trafford, will be cancelled.&nbsp;</p> <p>Due to fears of a further increase in the number of COVID cases inside the camp, India is unable to field a team and will instead forfeit the match. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has released an official statement regarding the same.</p> <h3><strong>ECB's Full Statement:</strong></h3> <p><em>"Following ongoing conversations with the BCCI, the ECB can confirm that the fifth LV= Insurance Test between England and India Men due to start today at Emirates Old Trafford, will be cancelled.&nbsp;</em><br /><em>Due to fears of a further increase in the number of COVID cases inside the camp, India are regrettably unable to field a team.&nbsp;</em><br /><em>We send our sincere apologies to fans and partners for this news, which we know will cause immense disappointment and inconvenience to many.&nbsp;</em><br /><em>Further information will be shared in due course."</em></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Following ongoing conversations with the BCCI, the ECB can confirm that the fifth LV= Insurance Test at Emirates Old Trafford, due to start today, will be cancelled.</p> &mdash; England Cricket (@englandcricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/englandcricket/status/1436234046841962497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2021</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) discussed this matter at length on Thursday and Friday and have decided to not start with the 5th Test match on Friday.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>(This is a Breaking News! More details awaited)</p>

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