England are due to play a five-match Test series against Australia starting in Brisbane on 8 December.© Instagram
England Cricket chiefs will meet this week to decide whether the Ashes will take place later this year, with fears expressed about the strictness of coronavirus protocols. Australia. Joe Root’s team will play a five-Test series starting December 8 in Brisbane, with further matches in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. But players are understood to address concerns over quarantine, bubble environments and access for families and Root declined to commit to the tour last week.
The England and Wales Cricket Board said on Monday that it is in “regular and positive dialogue” with Cricket Australia.
“Along with health and wellbeing, our focus is to ensure that this tour proceeds with conditions for the players and management to perform at their best,” an ECB statement said.
“The ECB board will meet at the end of this week to decide whether the conditions are sufficient for the tour to go ahead and enable the selection of a team for a series of this importance,” the statement said.
Players from multi-format England potentially face months of traveling and living in a bio-secure bubble. The T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman begins on October 17, ahead of the Ashes series in December and January.
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The issue of players’ well-being was brought into sharp focus in July when it was announced that England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes Will be taking an indefinite break from cricket to “prioritize” his mental health.
Australia are the current holders of the Ashes in 2019 after retaining the urn after a 2-2 draw in England. They won the last series “Down Under” 4-0 in 2017/18.
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