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Andrew Strauss Not In Favour Of Ashes Postponement, Wants Boards To Find A Middle Ground

By IANS News August 11, 2021 • 10:57 AM View: 2597

Former England skipper Andrew Strauss has said that he is not in favour of the Ashes -- scheduled in Australia later this year -- being postponed and that the England and Australian cricket boards should work out a way to ensure the touring party's families travel with the side on the long tour.

Strauss, former England men's team director of cricket and the current chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Cricket Committee, feels the tour should go ahead even as Ashes-winning captains such as Michael Vaughan and Alastair Cook have been critical of the series going ahead without a decision being taken on the families of players.

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