England cricket chiefs will meet next week to decide the fate of high-profile Ashes series later this year. With fears of strict COVID protocols in Australia earlier there were reports on England cancelling the tour. England are due to play a five-Test series starting in Brisbane on December 8, with further matches in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
The England and Wales Cricket Board said on Monday it was in “regular and positive dialogue” with Cricket Australia.
“With health and wellbeing at the forefront, our focus is to ensure the tour can go ahead with conditions for players and management to perform at their best,” an ECB statement said.
“Later this week the ECB board will meet to decide whether the conditions in place are sufficient for the tour to go ahead and enable the selection of a squad befitting a series of this significance,” it added.
Australia have the Ashes cup as of now after their tied the last series in England in 2019.
