Australia’s Test captain Tim Paine on Friday said the Ashes will go ahead with or without Joe Root until there is more clarity around the England skipper. coronavirus Quarantine rules. Cricket Australia is in talks with Canberra and their English counterparts about what kind of biosecurity bubble players may have to endure beneath and whether their families can come. Root, who has two young children, said this week that he was “desperate” to play a five-Test series, but added: “I think it’s very hard to make a definite decision until you know ” England vice-captain Jos Buttler is also reticent, insisting he will not be on the plane if his family is unable to join him due to tough Australian border restrictions.
Paine, who is recovering from neck surgery, said he is certain that the series – which is set to begin in Brisbane – will happen no matter what.
“Well, the Ashes is on the way – the first Test is on December 8 whether it’s here or not,” he told Sen Sports Radio, where he has a regular weekly segment.
“They all want to come, no doubt about it,” he said, suggesting some comments from England players.
“They’re trying to get themselves in the best possible position, but at the end of the day, we all are.
“It will be worked out on us and then they will decide whether they will get on that plane or not,” he said.
“A contingent of England players will be here for the first Test on December 8.”
The tour is scheduled to head to Adelaide, followed by Brisbane, then Melbourne and Sydney, before ending in Perth.
But Perth stability is under a cloud, given that Western Australia requires inter-state visitors to be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival, a scenario that is unlikely to change in the near term.
Paine has been pressing to move the game to Hobart, his home state of Tasmania, although one-on-one Tests in Sydney appear to be a more likely option.
England great Kevin Pietersen took to Twitter this week to hit out at Australia’s “ridiculous quarantine rules”, saying there was no way they could tour in such circumstances.
Paine jokingly called Peterson an “expert in everything.”
“I think it’s beaten and people like Kevin like to get a little bit of exposure in the media whenever they can,” he said.
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