Dharamsala Test: Why Shoaib Bashir and Ollie Robinson have been separated from rest of England squad

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getcricketnews|06-03-2024

Dharamsala Test: Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir and pacer Ollie Robinson have been separated from the rest of the England squad as they duo is not well, and the vistors are taking a precautionary measure to prevent an outbreak.

However, Bashir play the fifth Test despite an upset stomach. Bashir and Robinson were unwell on Wednesday and skipped England's afternoon session ahead of the final Test of the series which England have already lost after India took an unassailable 3-1 lead with five-wicket win in Ranchi. concerned about," England captain Ben Stokes said ahead of the match. "The day before the game you don't want to put anybody at risk so we've decided to keep them away from the team. It's the sensible thing to do. "When you've got so many people contained in the same space all the time you want to limit the chance of it spreading. It's not a major issue, we just wanted to safeguard against anything spreading to someone else," he added. Ollie Robinson has already been dropped from playing eleven as England have called back Mark Wood to partner with James Anderson who is eyeing his 700th Test wicket in the match. Robinson did not bowl a single over in the second innings of the fourth Test. The 30-year-old suffered a back spasm while batting in the match. He did not feature in the first three Tests. Further, on-field official Joel Wilson and TV umpire Kumar Dharmasena are also unwell. This might lead to fourth umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal being on standby for duties in the middle. England Playing 11 for 5th Test vs India: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir
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