Quarantined briefly for suspected COVID-19 before being found negative, Australian pacer Kane Richardson says he thought it was all a joke at first. It all happened during the ODI series against New Zealand but he did not rejoin the squad as the series was called off considering the worsening COVID-19 situation. "I was at risk because I'd travelled overseas within (the previous) two weeks and I had one of the four symptoms, so that was the reason I got tested," the 29-year-old told cricket.com.au's The Unplayable Podcast.

"I thought it was all a joke at the time but (the team doctor) was adamant it wasn't." The fast bowler said he was not expecting a positive test result. "He (team doctor) spoke to various people on the phone to make sure he was doing the right thing and got the biggest swab I've ever seen out and stuck it into the back of my nose and back of my mouth, so it wasn't a pleasurable experience but that was the protocol so I was happy to go along with it.