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Joe Root's England fell 4-0 to Australia on their 2017-18 tour.
This week, the England and Wales Cricket Board will meet to decide if the men's Ashes tour to Australia in winter 2010 will proceed.
The conditions of the tour were presented to England players on Sunday evening.
Many are concerned about whether their families can travel, the quarantine arrangements, and any possible 'bubble' that they might have to live in.
The series will end on 18 February, and the first test will be held on 8 December.
A statement from the ECB stated that the board would decide if the conditions are adequate for the tour to proceed and allow the selection of a squad fitting a series of such significance.
Australia has some the most stringent Covid-19 protocols anywhere in the world. This is complicated by the fact that each state has its own regulations.
Five states will host the five Ashes Tests.
The ECB said: "Over the weekend, we have been speaking to England men's player and management to give them the most recent information about the proposed arrangements to play Ashes this winter." We remain in positive dialogue with Cricket Australia about these arrangements, as the picture is always changing.
"Health and well-being are our top priorities. We want to make sure the tour goes ahead while providing conditions that allow players and managers to perform at their best. "We will keep in touch with our players this week to get feedback and share the latest information."
England players taking part in the T20 World Cup or the Ashes will be away for approximately four months.
The World Cup squad, which will be held in Oman and the United Arab Emirates from 17 October through 14 November, departs Monday.
This means that players may leave the tournament to go to another tournament, without knowing when they will return.
Root is desperate to play in the Ashes of Australia
The red-ball specialists will not be leaving for Australia before November.
England is already without Jofra Archer, a fast bowler for England, due to an elbow injury. Ben Stokes, an all-rounder, could also be absent from the tour because he has taken an indefinite rest from the game to ensure his mental health.
Tourists will be able to name an expanded squad. An England Lions team will also be visiting Australia during the Ashes series.
Joe Root, England's captain, said last week that he was desperate to join the tour but he didn't commit to it.
Tim Paine, Australia's skipper, said that "The Ashes will go ahead." The first Test will be played on December 8, regardless of whether Joe is there.
Radio station SEN Hobart heard him say that the matter would be handled above our heads and then the pilots will have to decide whether they want to board the plane.
"No one is forcing any England players to come. This is the beauty of the world that we live in: you have the option to choose. Don't go if you don't wish to.
