The Ashes: ECB to meet 'later this week' to decide whether England's tour of Australia can go ahead

The Ashes: The England and Wales Cricket Board said that it will decide if it is possible to select a squad "befitting a series of this significance" in the meeting.

The fate of the Ashes, scheduled to be held later this year, hangs in the balance as England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is set to "decide whether the conditions in place are sufficient for the Tour to go ahead" in a meeting later this week.

The board did not specify an exact date for when the meeting would take place. The ECB further said that its decision could hinge on whether it can select a squad "befitting a series of this significance".