England wing Jonny May is set to miss Saturday’s second Test against Australia as he continues his recovery from the episode of Covid that ruled him out of the series opener.
Still reeling from the loss of Tom Curry for the rest of the tour due to concussion, England are resigned to being without May for their attempt to keep the series alive at Suncorp Stadium.
May tested positive for Covid on arrival in Perth and was forced to spend seven days in self-isolation, which ended too late to feature in the 30-28 defeat at Optus Stadium.
The 32-year-old was expected to be restored to the wing at the expense of Joe Cokanasiga but he has been unable to train fully since leaving quarantine, placing his involvement in the remainder of the series in doubt. “It was a long seven days for Jonny!