Stuart Broad: “If you ask me if I would like to fly to Australia, I would say yes. In my opinion, it is 100% clear that an England team of some kind will embark on the tour. But if another player told me no you can commit, I totally accept it. ”
England bowler Stuart Broad has committed to touring Australia this winter and does not expect the Ashes to postpone.
England bowler Stuart Broad has pledged to go on the Ashes tour of Australia this winter amid concerns about the possible cancellation of next month’s scheduled trip to Pakistan.
The Cricket Board of England and Wales is set to make a decision on whether to continue an expedition to Pakistan for back-to-back Twenty20 doubles for both men and women on October 13 and 14 in Rawalpindi, with Heather Knight. team that will remain in three international matches one day later in the month.
England’s first planned international visit to Pakistan since 2005 has been called into question after New Zealand abruptly abandoned its tour of the country due to a “security alert” from its government.
Beyond that, and a T20 World Cup campaign for Eoin Morgan’s side is the prestigious Ashes series, in which the ECB is “very confident” will go ahead as planned despite strict border controls. from Australia, as well as the prospect of prolonged and restrictive quarantines related to the coronavirus. bubble environments.
Fast pitcher Broad, 35, is “working tirelessly” to be included in the traveling group for a test series that begins in December, but would accept any teammate’s decision if he couldn’t commit.
He wrote in his Mail on sunday column: “It’s only a couple of weeks until a team is selected, but players can’t sign up for something unless they know what they’re signing up for.
“If you ask me if I would be happy to fly to Australia in November, I would say yes. I am working tirelessly to get there. I don’t think there will be a postponement.”
“In my mind, it’s 100% clear that an England team of some kind will embark on the tour. But if another player calls me and says they can’t commit, I totally accept it.
“Everyone has to make their own decisions and Ashley Giles, England’s Cricket Director, has made it clear that a player’s prospects for selection in the future will not be impaired.”
“My message to our bosses at the ECB is simple: Give us the best possible chance to be mentally strong in January with the environment that is created.
“Let’s try to make it as comfortable as possible for us, because if you go to a place like Australia and you have to take refuge, you will not enjoy being in one of the best places in the world and you will not win at cricket either.”
