Test captain Tim Paine has been forced out of Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria after waking up ill – NEWS.com.au

Test captain Tim Paine was forced out of Fridays Sheffield Shield game at the MCG after waking up ill. Paine had travelled to Melbourne and was set to skipper the Tigers against Victoria in the first Shield match at the MCG since 2019.
But he woke up feeling unwell in his hotel room and the symptoms he reported demanded that Paine, with all players still under strict COVID-19 protocols, takes a test and return a negative result before he can re-join the team.
That wasn’t able to be achieved in time…

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