Discussions around the rescheduling of the West Indies; cricket tour of England have included the possibility of the visitors going into isolation for as long as 14 days.
The three-Test series was due to start in June, but the shutdown of the sport in England and Wales has been extended until at least July 1.
The earliest date that the first Test could actually begin is thought to be July 8.
If the Windies are to be in isolation, they are likely to have access to practice facilities at a locked-down venue.
Both England and West Indies captains, Joe Root and Jason Holder have been involved in talks over rescheduling the Test series.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that their new city-based tournament – The Hundred – has been postponed until 2021nbecause of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A spokesperson said that “positive and on-going discussion with the ECB and CWI (Cricket West Indies) is continuing”.
At the same time, the ECB also discussed their new competition; The Hundred - the 100-ball competition, involving in separate men’s and women’s tournaments - which was due to begin on July 17 and end on August 15.
That meeting concluded that it was not possible for it to be staged this year.
ECB chief executive officer, Tom Harrison, said: “Whilst we are naturally disappointed that we won’t get to realise our ambitions this season, The Hundred will go ahead in 2021 when we are safely able to deliver everything we intended to help grow the game”.
