Kent cricketer Jordan Cox has landed himself in trouble after he agreed to take photographs with some young fans following his prolific knock. His innings of 237 not out against Sussex also helped him stitch an unbeaten partnership of 423 runs with Jack Leaning. The 19-year old breached the bio-secure and social distancing rules when posed for a selfie with fans.Cox, who became the first player born in the 21st century to hit a first-class century on English soil, will now have to go through the Covid-19 Test and if he tests negative, then only he will be back to the team again.
He admitted to his mistake and later said,” I fully understand the consequences, and I want to apologise to everyone. I am gutted to be missing the next match and feel I have let the team down. I am very sorry that this has happened.” Cox will now enter a mandatory period of self-isolation after breaking guidelines, which will rule him out of Kent’s next match against Middlesex on Saturday, August 15. Paul Downton, Kent’s director of cricket condemned the entire episode terming it as unfortunate. Earlier, England fast bowler Jofra Archer broke the bio-secure protocol in the Test series against the West Indies, the pacer was axed from the match after the episode.
