There may be no training nets for them to attend right now but England captains Joe Root and Heather Knight are still following personalise...
There may be no training nets for them to attend right now but England captains Joe Root and Heather Knight are still following personalised programmes even though no one knows when they will play cricket again.
Last week, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced a seven-week delay to the start of the 2020 season.
The County Championship, which comprises four-day first-class matches, was due to start on April 12. And although England’s Test series at home to the West Indies is not meant to commence until June 4 this may not begin on time either now with the ECB saying on Tuesday there “is uncertainty surrounding when, or if, the domestic and international summer will start”.
But each of England’s centrally contracted men’s and women’s players have been given an individualised training programme.
Test skipper Root, recently returned from a tour of Sri Lanka that was abandoned during a warm-up match, said: “While it has been good to get some downtime after our return from Sri Lanka, keeping my fitness up is really important so I can be at the top of my game when we get back on the field. I’m an active person anyway, with my young son keeping me busy, but having a structured...
