Former England captain Nasser Hussain has said that the global pandemic novel Covid-19 outbreak in England camp will cause absolute chaos. Already seven members (three players and four staff members) have been tested positive for the deadly virus with the rest of the squad have come into close contact and required to self-isolate as well.

“It will cause chaos. They will have to pick a completely different squad- that 16 players and the backroom staff and coaches ruled out. They will have to pull the bulk of those players out of county cricket,” Nasser Hussain told Sky Sports.

“There’s a round of County Championship games going on now and all those counties will have to replace those players and get them tested. The players pulled out will have to get to Cardiff and get tested to enter the bubble. So it will be absolute chaos at ECB towers right now,” he further added.

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However, the COVID-19 outbreak inside the bio-bubble has forced the ECB to announce a new team to play against Pakistan. The ECB has confirmed that three players and four staff members tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday in Bristol as well. Meanwhile, veteran all-rounder Ben Stokes, who is currently playing for Durham against Warwickshire in the County Championship, has been named as the captain of the new team that will take on Pakistan.

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However, the cricketer turned commentator believes that the players should be given some ease on the rules as they have been travelling and playing cricket on a constant basis throughout the year and it has been mentally taking a toll on them as well.

“Cricketers have been going around the world in bubbles and just for the sake of their mental health, when they turn up to the ground and see normal society out there and being relaxed slightly then that’s what they have to do with their players,” concluded Nasser Hussain.