England Board Writes To ICC On Outcome Of Cancelled 5th Test Against India: Report

According to a PTI report, the England and Wales Cricket Board has officially written to the ICC to decide the fate of the cancelled fifth Test against India at Old Trafford

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has officially written to the ICC to decide the fate of the cancelled fifth Test against India at Old Trafford, indicating that the two boards are far from reaching a settlement. The series-deciding fifth and final Test in Manchester was called off after a COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp forced its senior players to express their apprehensions to both the BCCI and ECB on going ahead with the match. "Yes we have written to the ICC," an ECB spokesperson told PTI when asked if they want the global body to decide on the fifth Test. Heading into game, India led the rubber 2-1. The standalone Test will not be part of this series. The ECB wants the ICC's Dispute Resolution Committee to address the issue and expect that a forfeiture would be granted so that they can claim insurance as they are going to lose 40 million pound if the match is declared abandoned due to Covid. Covid is an acceptable non compliance and the Indian camp has stated that it was unable to field a team for the match.