ENG vs NZ: Ben Foakes withdrawn from Headingley Test after testing positive for COVID-19

Leeds: England men’s Test wicketkeeper Ben Foakes has tested positive for Covid-19, England Cricket Board said on Sunday.

"Foakes was unable to keep wicket on day three of the Third Test at Headingley suffering from back stiffness. On a further medical assessment on Saturday evening, he subsequently tested positive after administering a Covid-19 test," ECB said in a statement.

Wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings, subject to ICC approval, has been drafted in as replacement and will go straight into the playing XI when the fourth day gets underway.

Details of Foakes' return to the England set-up will be announced in due course. However, it is hoped he will be fit for the rescheduled Test against India starting on Friday at Edgbaston. (UNI)