Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne has said that he is hopeful that England can field a full-strength squad in this year’s Ashes. Labuschagne who made his Ashes debut in 2019 as a concussion substitute for Steve Smith, said he hopes the Australian government and Cricket Australia can ensure that the England players can come to the country with their families.
The Ashes will be played in Australia starting on December 8. This will be preceded by the T20 World Cup that will be played from October 17 to November 14 in the UAE. A number of England and Australia players are also expected to be involved in the Indian Premier League that ends two days before the start of the T20 World Cup.
“Especially with a Twenty20 World Cup followed by an Ashes, it’s a really long four or five months. But I have no doubt, between the government and Cricket Australia, we’ll be able to sort it out and get ourselves in a position where we can have a full-strength England against a full-strength Australia,” said Labuschagne. “Everyone out here wants to see Jimmy (James Anderson) come to Australia,” he said.
