{
    "id": "69025",
    "author": "26",
    "cnmid": "0",
    "title": "SL vs Eng: England Cricketers Exempted From UK Travel Ban, Says Sri Lanka",
    "lang": "en",
    "series": "1",
    "cup_year": "2020",
    "article_type": "General",
    "excerpt": "The England team will be allowed to fly to Sri Lanka despite flights from Britain being suspended because of a new coronavirus strain, the island's cricket authorities said Wednesday. England are ",
    "subtype": "",
    "editor1": "<p>The England team will be allowed to fly to Sri Lanka despite flights from Britain being suspended because of a new coronavirus strain, the island&#39;s cricket authorities said Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England are due to arrive in Sri Lanka on January 3 for two Tests -- played without spectators -- in Galle starting on January 14.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka Cricket chief executive Ashley de Silva told the visitors would be tested for coronavirus before departure and on arrival, and would also have to undergo quarantine for 10-days in a &quot;bio-secure bubble&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The team would travel to Sri Lanka on a chartered flight, he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Our doctors have been talking to the England team&#39;s doctors and they are quite satisfied with the arrangements,&quot; de Silva said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Both teams are looking forward to the tournament.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lankan civil aviation authorities suspended all direct flights from Britain on Tuesday. Anyone who had visited Britain in the previous two weeks was also barred from entry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka has seen a recent spike in coronavirus cases, but has still officially recorded a relatively low 38,000 cases with 183 deaths.<\/p>\r\n",
    "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/12\/sl-vs-eng-england-cricketers-exempted-from-uk-travel-ban-says-sri-lanka.jpg",
    "alt_img": "image for cricket england squad for sri lanka",
    "alt_title": "England Tour Of Sri Lanka",
    "image1": "",
    "video": "",
    "seo_title": "SL vs Eng: England Cricketers Exempted From UK Travel Ban, Says Sri Lanka On Cricketnmore",
    "seo_desc": "The England team will be allowed to fly to Sri Lanka despite flights from Britain being suspended because of a new coronavirus strain. ",
    "seo_keywords": "England Tour Of Sri Lanka",
    "tag": "",
    "tagging": "England Tour Of Sri Lanka,",
    "status": "1",
    "img_rpt": "0",
    "google": "1",
    "standout": "0",
    "edapps": "0",
    "pulse": "0",
    "no_index": "0",
    "feed": "0",
    "fixture": "0",
    "slug": "sl-vs-eng-england-cricketers-exempted-from-uk-travel-ban-says-sri-lanka",
    "user_id": "0",
    "read_count": "0",
    "ians_date": "0000-00-00",
    "ians_time": "00:00:00",
    "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00",
    "trash": "0",
    "view_count": "2444",
    "page_break": "0",
    "instant_articles": "1",
    "auto_link": "1",
    "created": "2020-12-23 15:44:59",
    "updated": "2020-12-23 15:45:18",
    "img_from": "England Tour Of Sri Lanka ",
    "img_source": "",
    "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00",
    "news_keywords": "England, Sri Lanka, Tour, Test, SL vs Eng",
    "livescore_text": "",
    "livescore_link": "",
    "btn_text": "",
    "resend_feed": "0",
    "google_feed": "0",
    "read_more": "0",
    "posted_by": "21",
    "jio_date": "2020-12-23 15:44:59",
    "scheduled": "0",
    "news_now": "1",
    "breaking_news": "0",
    "google_date": "2020-12-23 15:44:59",
    "featured": "0",
    "pred_match_id": null,
    "article_content_type": null,
    "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/sl-vs-eng-england-cricketers-exempted-from-uk-travel-ban-says-sri-lanka-69025"
}