Ashes 2023: The Ashes is an age-old rivalry between two giants of cricket; India and Australia. The two teams will face each other again in The Ashes 2023, on June 16, 2023, when the fierce rivals will battle it out for the coveted Urn. England will be looking forward to regaining Urn after 6 years playing at home after losing to Australia in the 2017-18 season. The series will be part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-2025 tournament.
The upcoming Ashes series is set to be a milestone event as it will be the 73rd edition of this historic cricket rivalry. What’s even more special is that this will be the 37th time the tournament is held in England.
Ashes 2023 schedule
There is an interesting change to Ashes 2023. For the first time in the Ashes’ illustrious 139-year history, there will be no Test matches played in August in the Ashes series hosted by England. The series was changed slightly ahead of schedule due to The Hundred tournament being scheduled to take place in August.
Here is the full Ashes 2023 schedule:
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First test on Friday |
Friday, June 16-Tuesday, June 20 |
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2nd test |
Wednesday, June 28 – Sunday, July 2 |
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2nd test |
Thursday, July 6 – Monday, July 10 |
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3rd test |
Wednesday, July 19 – Sunday, July 23 |
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4th test |
Thursday, July 27 – Monday, July 31 |
Ashes squad 2023
Moeen Ali came out of retirement to save England’s troubles as they suffered an early blow due to Jack Leach’s absence. Leach suffered a stress fracture in his back and was ruled out of future matches until further notice.
Here are the England and Australia squads:
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England |
Australia |
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Ben Stokes (c) Ollie Pope (VC) Moeen Ali James Anderson Jonny Bairstow (week) Stuart Broad Harry Brook Zak Crawley Ben Duckett Dan Lawrence Jack Leach Matthew Potts Ollie Robinson Original Joe Josh Tongue Chris Woakes wood marker |
Pat Cummins (c) Steve Smith (VC) Scott Boland Alex Carey (week) Cameron Green Marcus Harris Josh Hazlewood Travis’s head Josh Inglis (week) Usman Khawaja Marnus Labuschagne Nathan Lyon Mitchell Swamp Todd Murphy Jimmy Peirson (week) Matt Renshaw Mitchell Starc David Warner |
Ashes 2023 stadiums and venues
From the historic Stadium to the iconic Lords and the grandeur of Old Trafford to the timeless beauty of Headingley, these stadiums have witnessed some of the game’s greatest moments cricket.
Below is the full list of Ashes 2023 stadiums along with locations and seating capacities:
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Stadium |
Location |
Capacity |
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Edgbaston Cricket Ground |
Birmingham |
25,000 |
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of God |
London |
31,100 |
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Live Cricket Stadium |
Leeds |
18,350 |
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Old Trafford |
Manchester |
26,000 |
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Kia is oval shaped |
London |
27,500 |
Ashes 2023 Match time
The five Tests have been scheduled as day matches starting at 11am BST. Play is scheduled until 6:00 p.m., with the possibility of an extension to 6:30 p.m. to complete 90 overs, provided there are no interruptions. A 40-minute lunch break will take place at 1pm and a 20-minute tea break will take place at 3:40pm.
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