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Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne is excited at the prospect of this winter’s Ashes, even if his country’s Covid restrictions will make tour life even more challenging than usual for England.
Joe Root’s men face being without their families for up to four months and Labuschagne, who has been away from his own loved ones while playing for Glamorgan for the last three months, admits it is going to be difficult.
‘I’m so excited,’ he said. ‘We’re not going to have Test cricket at all until around the Ashes — we play Afghanistan just before that.
Marnus Labuschagne is excited at the prospect of this winter’s Ashes Test with England
‘It’s so exciting to be back playing Test cricket and playing in the Ashes at home. I’m looking forward to the challenge.
‘Hopefully both teams are fully fit and we can have a really good contest.’
He added: ‘I’ve been in England without my family for three months and it’s not nice. We prefer people to be with their families. We’re not talking cricket right now. We’re talking about people’s well-being and families.
‘One thing we have realised with Covid is that things change quickly. I just hope things sort
