England players such as Stokes face the prospect of spending more than four months away from homeEngland players’ families could be flown to a country near Australia during this winter’s Ashes as the ECB looks at ways to manage the risk of players withdrawing from the series. A number of England’s multi-format players, such as Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, face the prospect of spending more than four months away from home and, as revealed by The Times, some players are considering withdrawing from some or all of the series unless a solution can be found. SponsoredThe ECB is exploring the possibility of finding a neutral country in which the families could be based to allow the players to fly out for visits when there is a break in the schedule, and then travel back to Australia without

Source: The Times July 28, 2021 16:44 UTC