There will be no Ashes matches in the north of England next year, when Australia arrive for Test cricket’s oldest rivalry.
Headingley in Leeds and Manchester’s Old Trafford have both staged some of the most dramatic clashes in the long history of Ashes cricket.
Don Bradman, arguably cricket’s greatest batsman, scored two triple centuries at Headingley in the 1930s.
Both grounds played host to remarkable individual feats by England hero Ian Botham during the 1981 Ashes series.
Headingley was also the venue for a remarkable unbeaten century by England’s Ben Stokes in a one-wicket win during the 2019 series.
لیکن دونوں مقامات کو 2027 ایشیز کے شیڈول سے دور رکھا گیا ہے - ایک فیصلہ جس پر نئے برطانوی وزیر اعظم اینڈی برنہم نے تنقید کی تھی، اس وقت کے گریٹر مانچسٹر کے میئر - جب اس کا اعلان 2023 میں کیا گیا تھا۔
انگلینڈ اور ویلز کرکٹ بورڈ نے جُمِرات کو اگلے سال کی ایشز کے لیے درست فکسچر کی فہرست کی تصدیق کر دی، تمام پانچ میچز مڈلینڈز اور انگلینڈ کے جنوب تک محدود ہیں۔
Hampshire’s Rose Bowl, near Southampton, will stage its first Ashes Test from July 21 – the fourth of the series.
It will become the 10th ground in the United Kingdom to stage a men’s Ashes Test.
سیریز کا آغاز 18 جون کو ناٹنگھم کے ٹرینٹ برج پر ہوگا، جس میں لارڈز - جیسا کہ روایتی ہے - دوسرا ٹیسٹ 30 جون کو اور ایجبسٹن میں تیسرا 8 جولائی کو برمنگھم میں ہوگا۔
The Ashes will conclude at the Oval in south London with the July 29-August 2 Test.
Old Trafford and Headingley are both set to stage Ashes Tests in 2031.
Australia triumphed 4-1 on home soil during the 2025-26 Ashes. The last Ashes series in England ended in a 2-2 draw in 2023 .
England’s last Ashes series success was a 3-2 home victory in 2015.
They are also due to play a one-off Test against Bangladesh at Lord’s from May 28.
The 2027 World Test Championship final will be held at the Oval starting on June 9, the second time the venue has hosted the title match.
