England will travel to South Africa next month to play six limited-overs games against the Proteas after the South African Government agreed to exempt the touring team from its coronavirus travel restrictions.
South Africa currently doesn’t allow anyone to travel in from what it terms “high-risk” countries, with Britain on the list of 22 nations.
But South Africa eased the rules for the England squad, which will be based in Cape Town throughout the three-week tour. The teams will play three T20 games and three One-Day Internationals.
Four games will be at Newlands in Cape Town with the other two in the nearby city of Paarl, meaning England can stay in a bio-bubble at the same hotel for the entire tour. South Africa has more than 700,000 confirmed cases of the virus.
England will travel on a chartered flight and depart for South Africa on November 16. The T20s are on November 27, 29 and December 1. The ODIs will be played December 4, 6 and 9. No fans will attend the games.
The England players and staff are expected to be in quarantine for at least a week after arriving but will be allowed to attend training during that time.