England name strong squad amidst quarantine fears

England captain Joe Root. Pic/AFP

England were able to name their strongest available squad for the Ashes tour to Australia on Sunday as their stars committed to the trip after Covid-19 quarantine fears. The Ashes tour had been the subject of tense negotiations after England's players and their families expressed concerns over tough Covid quarantine restrictions in Australia.

England Test captain Joe Root and vice-captain Jos Buttler both hinted they might not travel if their fears were not eased. But ECB on Friday said they had given conditional approval for the tour to go ahead.

Ashes 2021-22 squad

Joe Root (c), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

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