<p>Joe Root and Ben Stokes led the first wave of England's cricketing superstars to land in Brisbane Saturday ahead of the five-Test Ashes series against Australia.</p>.<p>The squad, still to be joined by members of England's Twenty20 World Cup side, walked through the terminal and into a waiting bus bound for 14 days' quarantine on the Gold Coast.</p>.<p>The early arrival gives the team a month to acclimatise to the Australian summer before the first Test starts on December 8.</p>.<p>Also among the arrivals was opening batsman Rory Burns, fast-bowler Jimmy Anderson and England stalwart Stuart Broad.</p>.<p>Although the team will be under strict quarantine, Cricket Australia confirmed players would be allowed to train at Metricon Stadium throughout their isolation period.</p>.<p>The talismanic Stokes, who has not played any cricket since July because of a finger injury and mental health issues, was only added to the 17-man squad last month.</p>.<p>Stokes made his Ashes debut in 2013/14, scoring a maiden Test century in tough batting conditions in Perth but failing to prevent a 5-0 whitewash.</p>.<p>But captain Root said India's 2-1 series win in Australia earlier this year gave his team confidence.</p>.<p>"One thing I think we can take a lot of heart and confidence from is the way India went and played there in their (Australia's) last home series," Root told a conference call on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"They took them on in their own way, they played to their strengths, but they didn't take a backward step at any stage."</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Joe Root and Ben Stokes led the first wave of England's cricketing superstars to land in Brisbane Saturday ahead of the five-Test Ashes series against Australia.</p>.<p>The squad, still to be joined by members of England's Twenty20 World Cup side, walked through the terminal and into a waiting bus bound for 14 days' quarantine on the Gold Coast.</p>.<p>The early arrival gives the team a month to acclimatise to the Australian summer before the first Test starts on December 8.</p>.<p>Also among the arrivals was opening batsman Rory Burns, fast-bowler Jimmy Anderson and England stalwart Stuart Broad.</p>.<p>Although the team will be under strict quarantine, Cricket Australia confirmed players would be allowed to train at Metricon Stadium throughout their isolation period.</p>.<p>The talismanic Stokes, who has not played any cricket since July because of a finger injury and mental health issues, was only added to the 17-man squad last month.</p>.<p>Stokes made his Ashes debut in 2013/14, scoring a maiden Test century in tough batting conditions in Perth but failing to prevent a 5-0 whitewash.</p>.<p>But captain Root said India's 2-1 series win in Australia earlier this year gave his team confidence.</p>.<p>"One thing I think we can take a lot of heart and confidence from is the way India went and played there in their (Australia's) last home series," Root told a conference call on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"They took them on in their own way, they played to their strengths, but they didn't take a backward step at any stage."</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>