England's Ashes tour of Australia will go ahead this winter subject to "several critical conditions being met", the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed.
The decision, taken at an ECB meeting on Friday, follows positive talks held between England players and Cricket Australia (CA) earlier this week.
England's cricketers raised concerns about conditions for the five-match series, due to begin in Brisbane on December 8, including quarantine arrangements for them and their families along with off-field restrictions.
The ECB said in a statement on Friday: "Over recent weeks we have made excellent progress in moving forward on the England Men's Ashes Tour.
"To facilitate further progress and allow a squad to be selected, The ECB Board has met today and given its approval for the tour to go ahead. This decision is subject to several critical conditions being met before we travel.
"We look forward to the ongoing assistance from Cricket Australia in resolving these matters in the coming days."
After a meeting on Sunday, the ECB had suggested the tour would not go ahead unless conditions "enabled the selection of a squad befitting a series of this significance".
Reports suggest the ECB will announce the touring players this weekend.
The five Tests are due to be played in five states, each of which have their own Covid-19 regulations.
The second Test will be a day-nighter in Adelaide (16-20 December) before the traditional Melbourne Boxing Day Test (26-30 December).
Sydney will host the fourth Test (5-9 January), before a potential decider at Perth's Optus Stadium (14-18 January).
Australia retained the Ashes when the teams last met in 2019 after a 2-2 series draw.
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Former England Test captain Nasser Hussain said the announcement suggests players have been convinced the conditions they wanted for themselves and their families will be possible.
Speaking to Sky Sports News, Hussain said: "I am hearing that as long as those conditions are met most of the players are very happy.
"They have still got injuries with the likes of Jofra Archer and Olly Stone in the fast-bowling department.
"Obviously the big one is Ben Stokes and Ben has just had that finger operation. He has had some time away from the game for his mental health and we will have to wait and see as to what happens with Ben Stokes later in the tour.
"I think the Ben Stokes situation the grey area and [the ECB] will give Ben Stokes as much time as he needs to get back playing cricket, whether that be this winter or sometime after that."