<p>England have committed to touring Australia for the Ashes after players' concerns over CovidVID-19 conditions were resolved at a meeting between the countries' cricket boards and England captain Joe Root on Tuesday, British media reported.</p>.<p>Root confirmed his participation in the five-test series at the meeting and will likely be joined by a full-strength squad, the <em>Daily Telegraph</em> reported, despite players' having voiced hesitancy over touring in a Covid-19 "bubble".</p>.<p>Cricket Australia (CA) was not able to provide immediate comment.</p>.<p>CA, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Australian authorities have been negotiating for months over the touring conditions in a country where international arrivals must isolate in quarantine hotels for 14 days, regardless of Covid-19 vaccination status.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/england-will-only-play-ashes-if-best-players-in-squad-1037293.html" target="_blank">England will only play Ashes if best players in squad</a></strong></p>.<p>One of the biggest sticking points has been whether family members can join England players in Australia over the Christmas and New Year period.</p>.<p>Australia's borders are effectively closed to non-citizens and non-permanent residents.</p>.<p>Australia's white ball captain Aaron Finch said he sympathised "fully" with England players' concerns but was glad to hear a resolution had been reached.</p>.<p>"They’ve played a lot of test cricket so I can understand where they’re coming from," Finch told reporters on Wednesday in a video call.</p>.<p>"Guys are on the road for a lot longer than what tours used to go (for) when you’re adding on quarantine at the start and potentially at the end.</p>.<p>"That is difficult but it’s great to see Joe’s (Root) supported that and they’re going to come down."</p>.<p>Australian media have reported authorities are offering England's players, staff and families the use of a Gold Coast resort in Queensland state for quarantine before the first test starts in Brisbane on Dec. 8.</p>.<p>Families who arrive for the Christmas period may be accommodated at a resort in the Yarra Valley on the fringe of Melbourne before the Boxing Day test starts Dec. 26, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The tour pours about A$200 million ($145.64 million) into Cricket Australia coffers, according to local media estimates.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>England have committed to touring Australia for the Ashes after players' concerns over CovidVID-19 conditions were resolved at a meeting between the countries' cricket boards and England captain Joe Root on Tuesday, British media reported.</p>.<p>Root confirmed his participation in the five-test series at the meeting and will likely be joined by a full-strength squad, the <em>Daily Telegraph</em> reported, despite players' having voiced hesitancy over touring in a Covid-19 "bubble".</p>.<p>Cricket Australia (CA) was not able to provide immediate comment.</p>.<p>CA, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Australian authorities have been negotiating for months over the touring conditions in a country where international arrivals must isolate in quarantine hotels for 14 days, regardless of Covid-19 vaccination status.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/england-will-only-play-ashes-if-best-players-in-squad-1037293.html" target="_blank">England will only play Ashes if best players in squad</a></strong></p>.<p>One of the biggest sticking points has been whether family members can join England players in Australia over the Christmas and New Year period.</p>.<p>Australia's borders are effectively closed to non-citizens and non-permanent residents.</p>.<p>Australia's white ball captain Aaron Finch said he sympathised "fully" with England players' concerns but was glad to hear a resolution had been reached.</p>.<p>"They’ve played a lot of test cricket so I can understand where they’re coming from," Finch told reporters on Wednesday in a video call.</p>.<p>"Guys are on the road for a lot longer than what tours used to go (for) when you’re adding on quarantine at the start and potentially at the end.</p>.<p>"That is difficult but it’s great to see Joe’s (Root) supported that and they’re going to come down."</p>.<p>Australian media have reported authorities are offering England's players, staff and families the use of a Gold Coast resort in Queensland state for quarantine before the first test starts in Brisbane on Dec. 8.</p>.<p>Families who arrive for the Christmas period may be accommodated at a resort in the Yarra Valley on the fringe of Melbourne before the Boxing Day test starts Dec. 26, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The tour pours about A$200 million ($145.64 million) into Cricket Australia coffers, according to local media estimates.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>