Former England all-rounder Adam Hollioake has joined the team’s coaching staff, who have been hit by a Covid-19 outbreak ahead of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia. The match is due to start on Tuesday in Sydney with Australia having already retained the Ashes, leading the five-Test series 3-0 with two Tests to play.
Hollioake will work with his old Surrey team-mate Graham Thorpe, who is in charge of the Eng-land team while head coach Chris Silverwood iso-lates in Melbourne after a family member tested positive for Covid-19.
Seam bowling coach Jon Lewis, spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel and fitness coach Darren Veness also tested positive for the virus and have been forced to stay behind in Melbourne.Thorpe said that Hollioake,—APP
