Ben Stokes must prove his fitness before the third Test against New Zealand, which starts on Thursday, after the England captain missed the first day of training at Headingley through illness.
Stokes was absent from nets on Tuesday after returning from a weekend visit to his old cricket club, Cockermouth, and reporting a chesty cough. While a team spokesperson confirmed Stokes returned a negative rapid Covid-19 test, England did report their first case since the Test squad gathered with the batting coach Marcus Trescothick remaining at home in Somerset rather than travelling to Leeds.
