The fifth and final Test of the cricket series between England and India has been cancelled barely two hours before play was due to start in Manchester, following a coronavirus outbreak in the Indian camp.

India was “regrettably unable to field a team”, the England and Wales Cricket Board said, due to fears of more cases inside the group.

India’s entire touring party was forced to isolate itself in its Manchester hotel on Thursday after assistant physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar was the latest person to test positive for the virus.

India coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharath Arun, fielding coach Ramakrishnan Sridhar and main physio Nitin Patel had already tested positive.

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