Kane Richardson tests negative for COVID-19
The pace bowler reported that he had a mild sore throat on Thursday
ESPNcricinfo staff
13-Mar-2020
Kane Richardson is his delivery stride • Getty Images
Kane Richardson tested negative for COVID-19 after he was ruled out of the first ODI against New Zealand at the SCG having reported reporting a mild sore throat to Australia's medical team yesterday.
Richardson, who returned from South Africa earlier this week with the rest of the ODI squad, was isolated from the rest of the squad while the tests results were awaited which came through on Friday evening.
Sean Abbott was briefly called into the squad as cover.
"Our medical staff are treating this a typical throat infection but we are following Australian Government protocols that require us to keep Kane away from other members of the squad and perform the appropriate tests given he has returned from international travel in the last 14 days," a Cricket Australia spokesperson said earlier in the day.
"Once we receive the results of the tests and Kane recovers in the next few days we expect he will re-join the team. We will not be making further comment until something changes."
It was announced earlier on Friday that the one-day series would be played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.