Suspense remains on ‘Ashes series’, decision may come in ECB meeting this week

Ashes Series 2021: The suspense still remains regarding the Ashes series between Australia and England to be held later this year. A decision can come soon about whether the series will happen or not. England and Wales Cricket (ECB) officials will decide this week whether this Ashes series will happen or not this year. This year this series is to be played in Australia. Many players of the England team had expressed their concern about the strict protocol of Kovid-19 in Australia. Former captain Pietersen had also spoken of not playing in the Ashes this year, terming the quarantine rules in Australia as rubbish during the series.

The ECB said in its statement on Monday, “We are constantly discussing this issue with Cricket Australia (CA). In the current situation, the most important thing is to provide a safe environment to the players regarding health. Our focus is that this series is fixed. We can play according to the time. At the same time, we also want to make sure that our players and management do not face any kind of difficulty during this time and they can give their best.

meeting this week

Also, the ECB said, “The ECB board will meet at the end of this week regarding the Ashes series. Where we will decide whether this series can be played in the current conditions or not. Also we have to see that. For such an important series, do we have experienced players to include in the squad or not.

The first match of the Ashes is to be played on December 8.

Under the captaincy of Joe Root, England has to tour Australia for five Test matches of the Ashes series. The first match of the series is proposed on 8 December in Brisbane. While the remaining four matches will be played in the grounds of Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth. Strict protocols of Kovid-19 are in force in Australia at this time. The situation of lockdown is still restored in most of the cities here. In such a situation, the players of England are afraid of having strict quarantine rules, strict bio bubble here. Apart from this, the matter of not allowing the players to travel with their families is also coming to the fore in this nearly two-month long tour. Captain Root has also said this last week that he has not yet taken any decision regarding playing in the Ashes.

Let us tell you that Australia is currently in possession of the Ashes. In 2019, the series between both the teams was tied at 2-2. Prior to this, Australia had won the Ashes series 4-0 in 2017/18.

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