Press release -
Virtual Media Conference - James Anderson
Please find the virtual media conference with England Test bowler James Anderson as the England men’s Test team settles into their base in Hambantota ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting on 14 January in Galle.
The England players and management are currently self-isolating in individual hotel rooms until they receive their second PCR test tomorrow morning. If all test results return negative, the team will be able to train for the first time tomorrow afternoon at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
You will find the following files:
Video and audio files of James Anderson’s media conference - DOWNLOAD HERE
PLEASE NOTE, THIS INTERVIEW IS STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY 4TH JANUARY 2021 AT 12.00PM (GMT) AND 5.30PM (IST).
Video files of England’s arrival at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Hambantota on Sunday 3rd January 2021. DOWNLOAD HERE
Please credit – ECB.
ENDS
England Men’s Test Squad:
Joe Root (Yorkshire) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire), Dom Bess (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jos Buttler (Lancashire), Zak Crawley (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Dom Sibley (Warwickshire), Olly Stone (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Mark Wood (Durham).
Reserves:
James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Mason Crane (Hampshire), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Amar Virdi (Surrey).
England Tour of Sri Lanka – January 2021
Saturday 2 January: Touring party departs from London to Hambantota
Tuesday 5-9 January: Training and preparation at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Thursday 14-18 January: 1st Test match – Sri Lanka v England, Galle International Cricket Stadium, Galle
Friday 22-26 January: 2nd Test match – Sri Lanka v England, Galle International Cricket Stadium, Galle
Wednesday 27 January: Touring party departs Sri Lanka
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