Asutralia Test skipper Tim Paine said to former England captain Kevin Pietersen that he knows all the difficulties involved in England players touring for the mega Ashes series.
Paine and Pietersen had a Twitter exchange a day after, Australia skipper said that no one was forcing any England player to travel to Australia for the Ashes at the end of the year.
“Lets hope so (Crossed fingers emoji). Understand all of the difficulties involved. We want the best conditions possible for the Eng players and families as we have been previously and will be in the same boat again at some stage (Thumbs up emoji) #ashes,” replied Paine to Pietersen on Twitter.
Paine’s reply on Saturday came after Pietersen tweeted on Friday, “To be fair to @tdpaine36, it is up to the players to make the decisions on The Ashes tour, not ex has-beens! Hopefully there’ll be a positive outcome over the weekend. The Ashes is the greatest rivalry & battle in Test match cricket — and we need Test Match cricket to survive! (Folded hands emoji).”
“There is NO WAY I would go to The Ashes this winter. ZERO chance! Unless, the ridiculous quarantine rules were squashed and my family could travel with zero restrictions. Players are now done with bubbles! DONE!!!!!!!”
The Ashes is scheduled to played from December 8 in Australia.
