Ashes referee, cricket legend tests positive

Ashes lucifer referee and Australian cricket fable David Boon has tested affirmative for COVID-19.

Cricket Australia broke the quality successful a media merchandise this evening, aft Boon returned a affirmative PCR test.

Boon was owed to alert to Sydney to officiate the 4th Test but helium volition alternatively stay successful Melbourne, with the anticipation of being backmost connected work for the 5th Test successful Hobart.

Steve Bernard volition instrumentality implicit arsenic Ashes lucifer referee for the SCG game.

David Boon and Justin Langer. (Fox Cricket)

All players, staff, and travelling household members from some camps person been undergoing regular tests.

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