England skipper Joe Root seems optimistic enough regarding the inception of test cricket for the season 2020 even amidst the Coronavirus crisis. He is confident in stating the fact that England will be able to play in their home at the start of the 2020 season.
The series against West Indies, which was scheduled in early June, has been postponed due to the lockdown in Great Britain while the test-series against Pakistan was delayed as far as 1st July to the latest. Root thinks if the rules of lockdown are relaxed by the government as far as cricket is concerned, then there can be some international matches to salvage an otherwise barren season.
“I’m very optimistic, hopefully, that can be the case and it would be a real shame if it wasn’t,” he told the Cricket show on Sky Sports on Thursday.
“I think a number of people are desperate to see live sport back on telly (television) and the guys are all very much missing playing and would love to get back out there.”
England who had to skip their tour to Sri Lanka amid the Coronavirus pandemic, however, has shown a great deal of appreciation towards their medic team. “Safety is paramount and we need to make sure everyone involved is absolutely safe,” he said.
“I’m sure the discussions will progress and we’ll get more information and get closer and closer to cricket being back on and international cricket being played.”
