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A final decision on Australia’s limited-overs tour to England could be taken on Thursday and premier fast bowler Mitchell Starc said that the series could go ahead in time. His statement comes after head coach Justin Langer said that the series should go ahead as it will improve the health of cricket.

Australia played their last international match against New Zealand with the series being abruptly called off-due to the pandemic situation. Australia are scheduled to tour England in September for a limited overs series, comprising of three ODIs and as many T20Is.

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Starc said that the tournament is very much up in the air at the moment. He also added their are weekly meetings going on to discuss about the challenges. “It’s still very much up in the air which is the way of the world at the moment,” Starc told cricket.com.au. “It’s changing day by day.

“We’re having weekly meetings about the challenges of the tour and where this all sits.

“We’ve got another one on Thursday to see if there’s any progressions on that.

“All the players are preparing to play and planning to go. It’s now up to Cricket Australia and the government on both sides as to whether we jump on that plane.

“In terms of the cricket, we’ll just get ready for the series.”

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"Very Much Up In The Air": Mitchell Starc On Australia's Tour Of England In September
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Starc will continue to be on a long break as he had opted out from the IPL 2020. He said that during this time he will look to prepare himself for the summer. He is, in fact, already training with the NSW.

Starc has been prone to injury and has missed out on last two seasons. He last featured in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore back in 2015.  In his two seasons with RCB, he scalped 34 wickets in 27 matches.