LONDON -England’s third and deciding take a look at in opposition to South Africa at The Oval will resume on Saturday after the second day was postponed on Friday following the loss of life of Queen Elizabeth.
“Cricket will resume on Saturday to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and honour her outstanding life and repair,” the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stated.
The opening day was washed out by rain on Thursday and there will probably be no additional day tagged on, which means that the sequence decider is successfully now a three-day take a look at.
“We now have been in discussions with Cricket South Africa however they must fly dwelling on Tuesday to spend a number of days at dwelling earlier than heading to India and Australia,” the ECB stated.
“Tomorrow (Saturday) is subsequently confirmed as day three of a five-day Take a look at Match.”
Home and leisure cricket matches will even go forward as deliberate on the weekend in keeping with Official Nationwide Mourning steerage and England ladies’s Twenty20 in opposition to India will even be performed on Saturday.
Rugby will even proceed on the weekend, however the Soccer Affiliation stated all matches in England could be postponed.
The ECB stated a minute’s silence could be noticed at The Oval adopted by the nationwide anthem.
“All gamers and coaches will put on black armbands. Branded stock will probably be changed with messaging paying cricket’s respects to The Queen,” the ECB stated.
England captain Ben Stokes stated on Twitter: “She cherished sport, be honoured to play in her reminiscence.”
The sequence is locked at 1-1.
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