Published on 12:00 AM, March 12, 2020

Fist-bumps over handshakes for Eng players

England will not shake hands or stop for selfies on their Sri Lanka tour in order to contain the coronavirus threat. England have decided to limit overall public engagement for their players and management on the tour in order to avoid possible infection and spreading of the COVID-19.

"Following the world health agency's advice, and in order to protect the players and, in turn, the integrity and continuation of the Sri Lanka Test tour, the team has put in place several precautions, an ECB release said on Wednesday.

England players will be preferring fist-bumps over handshakes with their teammates or the opposition through the course of this tour.