Intra-squad games for India in Durham: ECB

India captain Kohli had expressed his displeasure at not being given any first-class games before the England series, starting on August 4 in Nottingham. Due to COVID-19 protocols, India will play two intra-squad four-day matches before the first Test in August, an ECB spokesperson said on Friday.

The BCCI had requested the ECB for a few practice games, but the current COVID-19 situation won’t allow any such plan to go ahead. In England, cricketers from various counties are regularly tested for COVID-19 but are not being kept in a bubble.

The India team, once it assembles in London on July 14 and moves to Durham, will once again be in a bubble. The domestic cricketers of England not being in a bubble is an issue. That is why the games in Durham will be intra-squad ones, said a BCCI official. India is currently travelling with 24 players – 20 in the official squad and four reserves – which will allow it to play intra-squad games.

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