The arrival of Travis Head in Brisbane got delayed as he tested positive for COVID-19
Australian cricketer Travis Head may have to play the Brisbane Test under team isolation protocols after testing positive for COVID-19 when he felt unwell at the end of the first Test of the series in Adelaide.
Cricket Australia has confirmed that the arrival of Head in Brisbane will be held back until Tuesday morning to give him more time to recover. The team’s main training session at the Gabba is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
Head fell ill after the Test in Adelaide, in which he won the match award for an important century that built a game-winning lead for Australia on a testing surface, and was subsequently found to have COVID.
While the team was ready to go to Brisbane on Monday to prepare for Thursday’s day and night test, Head will spend an extra night at home in the hope he will test negative by the time he joins the team.
However, if the test of the head still comes back positive, he will be able to train and play under isolation protocols demonstrated when fellow squad member Matt Renshaw discovered he had COVID in the minutes before the start of last year’s SCG Test against South Africa.