England players could pull out of Ashes tour as talks planned due to Covid restrictions
Several England players have voiced misgivings about participating in the Ashes this winter if Australia refuse to allow families to tour. Players, the Professional Cricketers Association and the ECB are set for initial talks later this week about potential Covid restrictions Down Under.
And sources within the England dressing room have admitted “a number of players” with young families are considering their priorities.
Australia has some of the strictest Covid defences and protocols in the world at the moment.
And the prospect of being placed inside a secure bubble for a sustained period straight from the T20 World Cup is a concern.
For some players there is the prospect of being away from mid September when England travel to Bangladesh, through a short T20 tour of Pakistan before the T20 World Cup.
To then get to Australia in early November to spend Christmas and New Year away from families has been a point of much discussion in the Test squad.
