ENGLAND and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison insists that he is “confident” this winter’s Ashes tour of Australia will go ahead as planned.
England’s players are seeking assurances that they will be able to be joined by their families in Australia.
“People come first. That is our view and we will continue to take that approach,” said Harrison, below.
“These are very reasonable requests we are asking the Australian government to give some leniency towards.”
Australia has some of the strictest Coronavirus protocols worldwide with many states still on lockdown.
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