The tour headed in the right direction following positive talks between players' representatives, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Cricket Australia and the Australian government on Tuesday.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) says they will make a decision over 'whether the conditions in place are sufficient for the Ashes to go ahead' later this week.
Root and other members of the England team have expressed doubts over the tour, citing "bubble fatigue" amid the prospect of living under strict restrictions.
Vaughan also said if players prioritise the Ashes over the men's T20 World Cup, it will send a strong message about the importance of Test cricket.
Pattinson's career was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic just as he had seemed to have recovered from spinal injury.
At a meeting of the England squad at Headingley this week, it is understood there was mounting frustration about a lack of progress by Cricket Australia over quarantine rules, the daily reported.
The England seamer sustained a tear to his right calf during a warm up on Tuesday. He underwent an MRI scan in London on Wednesday lunchtime, which revealed a tear.
Several England players have reportedly voiced misgivings about touring for the Ashes this winter if Australia refuses to allow families with them.
The 32-year-old had withdrawn from the ongoing white-ball tour of the West Indies due to the elbow injury.
Kevin Pietersen too has come out in support of English cricketers on the prospect of them not being able to take their families to Australia during the Ashes tour.
Root, who leads England in first Test against New Zealand at Lord's from Wednesday, said he is looking to win all seven Tests that England play this summer.
The Australians will start their Ashes defense at the Gabba in Brisbane from December 8 and continue with a Day-Night test in Adelaide beginning eight days later.
The Australians will start their Ashes defense at the Gabba in Brisbane on Dec. 8 and continue with a day-night test in Adelaide starting eight days later.
Test cricket turned 144 years old on Monday as March 15, 1877 marks the day when the game was played officially for the first time in Melbourne.
The rumours began after Anderson managed to average only 41.16 this summer form the three matches he played which included only six wickets.
On this day in 2005, the Ashes produced one of the most memorable Tests in the history of the game as England beat Australia by 2 runs.
The 31-year-old had scored three centuries during the four-Test series in India in 2017 but Australia still ended up losing 1-2 and a Test win against Virat Kohli and his men ranks high in his list.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting named the 'best Test series' he took part in during his playing career.
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has said that the 'Border-Gavaskar Trophy' is equivalent to the Ashes.
The Edgbaston Test is widely regarded as one of the greatest matches in the history of the longest format, which England ended up winning by just two runs.
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