NewZealand TOUR of Ireland – Mitchell Santner Test Positive: New Zealand Cricket announced on Sunday that the spin bowling all-rounder would miss flight after testing positive on Friday. He will be cleared to travel later in the week once he tests negative ahead of the series opener that begins on Sunday (July 10). Santner is leading the T20 team for a series against Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands: Follow NewZealand TOUR of Ireland LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
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Mitchell Santner Test Positive: He was one of four players, along with Martin Guptill, Ish Sodhi and Adam Milne, set to fly out for the three-game ODI series in Malahide, which begins next Sunday.
“Covid has been a challenge and will continue to be in the future, and we will adapt accordingly, contingencies are always in place,” he said.
“He’s feeling ok and the priority will be getting him into camp with us hopefully later in the week to assess where he’s at and when he may be ready to play.
“We’ve got 11 games across the three tours and another tour to follow against the West Indies in August which Mitch will be involved with, so we certainly won’t be looking to rush him.”
Santner will still aim to link up with the squad ahead of the first match of the series, pending negative tests later in the week.
The 30-year-old is then set to take over from Tom Latham as captain for the three T20s against Ireland, two T20s and ODI against Scotland and two T20s against the Netherlands.
Shane Jurgensen, who is head coach for the Ireland tour while Gary Stead takes a break, said Santner was experiencing minor symptoms and his availability for the series would be determined once he arrives in Dublin.
Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Tim Southee, Trent Boult To Miss New Zealand’s Series Against Ireland, Scotland And Netherlands
NZ squad for Ireland, Netherlands, and Scotland series.
Tom Latham (capt), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Dane Cleaver, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Will Young.
Joining after Ireland matches: Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Michael Rippon, Ben Sears
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