Australia spin legend Shane Warne tests positive for COVID-19, to self-isolate, says report

London: Spin legend Shane Warne has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in self-isolation, according to a report. Warne, who is the head coach of  The Hundred team London Spirits, and another unnamed member of management team have gone into self-isolation, a report in ESPNcricinfo said. [caption id=“attachment_9221091” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] File image of Shane Warne. AFP[/caption] According to the report, Warne reported feeling unwell on Sunday morning, ahead of Spirit’s game against Southern Brave at Lord’s. A lateral flow test returned positive and he is now awaiting the result of a PCR test, the report said. None of the Spirit playing squad have been affected as of now. The 51-year-old former Australia leg-spinner, who took 708 wickets from 145 Tests between 1992 and 2007, is the second head coach in the men’s competition to test positive for COVID-19 in the first 10 days of the Hundred. Andy Flower, the Trent Rockets head coach, returned a positive test last weekend and has missed his side’s last three fixtures, with Paul Franks stepping into the role. Steven Mullaney, who was deemed a close contact of Flower’s, is the only player in the competition to have been forced to self-isolate as things stand. Warne’s Spirit side were winless in their first three Hundred games, with two defeats and a no-result. They play Southern Brave at Lord’s on Sunday. David Ripley, the Northamptonshire head coach and one of the Spirit’s assistants, will act as head coach in Warne’s absence.