Last update on. From the section CricketEngland's most recent Ashes tour was in 2017-18 and Joe Root's England lost by 4-0England's men's cricket players will meet with England and Wales Cricket Board to discuss their options for withdrawing from this winter's Ashes, if they are not permitted to travel to Australia.This week, talks between the players, the ECB, and the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA), are scheduled.Australia has some the most stringent Covid-19 protocols anywhere in the world.Participants in the T20 World Cup or the Ashes may be away for up to four months.The Ashes Test in Brisbane will begin on 8 December. However, players who are also participating in the T20 World Cup (which began in October) will leave the UK around mid-September.The possibility exists that they would not be able to return home until after the 18th of January Test in Perth.In early August, Cricket Australia and Australia's government will provide an update on the ECB.This situation is made more complicated by Australia's lockdown in parts. The Ashes Tests are being played in five states that have their own rules.England will train in Loughborough Wednesday before India's first Test at Trent Bridge on August 4.Some players are concerned about their young families. BBC Sport has heard from one player that he is hesitant to play in the Ashes series as his family cannot travel.Families have been known to join England players on Ashes tours that span Christmas and New Year.The Ashes will be played without any travelling England fans or limited representation from overseas media.England's ability to perform at their best would be a problem for the credibility of the oldest Test series.One option is to delay the series by one year and have England tour Pakistan instead, which they will visit in late 2022.This would tie in with the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia in autumn 2022. However, Australia would need to reschedule Tests against any other opponents.England will depart for Bangladesh on September 19th to begin preparations for the T20 World Cup, which is being held in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.After the World Cup ends on 14 November, the Ashes participants will travel to Australia.They will be joining a group red-ball specialists, who will leave the UK early November.No matter where they are from, all members of the England Party will have to be quarantined for 14 days before they can enter Australia.Australia players taking part in the T20 World Cup are in the same position.England will warm up for Ashes by playing in a series intra-squad matches that also feature England Lions.
