2023 Ashes set to begin on June 16 at Edgbaston

The men’s Ashes five-Test series between England and Australia will begin in Edgbaston on June 16 next year, organisers said yesterday.
The second Test will be held from June 28 at Lord’s, followed by the third in Headingley from July 6 and the fourth at Old Trafford from July 19.
The series will wrap up at The Oval with the fifth test scheduled for July 27. Australia thrashed England 4-0 in the last edition of the Ashes – a result which led to the sacking of coach Chris Silverwood and later saw Joe Root step down as captain.
England, now led by skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, are due to host Ireland in a one-off Test before facing the Australians in the Ashes.
Australia are currently the top-ranked team in Tests, while England are fourth.
The women’s Ashes will be held in a multi-format series consisting of one Test match, three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals. It will begin on June 22.
The Test will be England women’s first over five days on home soil, and their first visit to Trent Bridge since 2000, while Edgbaston, Lord’s and The Oval will all be hosting their first Women’s Ashes T20Is.
Women’s Test matches are usually held over a maximum of four days, unlike five in the men’s game. Australia women won the multi-format Ashes this year.
After the Ashes, the England men’s team will host New Zealand in four ODIs and four T20s.  

England captain welcomes first women’s 5-day Test
England women’s cricket captain Heather Knight welcomed yesterday the news that her side will play a five-day Ashes Test at Trent Bridge next year.
Just six women’s Tests have taken place worldwide in the last five years, all finishing in draws after time ran out, but now the marquee event of the multi-format series will have three additional sessions to reach a more fitting conclusion.
The move brings parity with a men’s Ashes programme announced at the same time.
Knight, whose side will also play T20s at the Oval, Edgbaston and Lord’s for the first time, offered a ringing endorsement.
“I’m so happy, I feel like I’ve been banging the drum for five days for a long time, so it’s a special moment,” she told Britain’s PA news agency.
“It feels like the right time, for five days, for bigger grounds, and it feels like it’s been a long time coming. Last year’s South Africa Test was set up nicely but withered out because of rain and it wasn’t given the chance to finish, so this is a really good step by the boards.
“I probably spent most of my career being grateful for what you’re given. When I started out anything was a bonus, you were just happy to be playing the sport you love for England and not even getting paid, but my eyes have opened a bit more.”
Greg Barclay, chair of the International Cricket Council, said during a trip to Lord’s in June that he did not believe Tests formed “part of the landscape” in the women’s game and could not see the format “evolving”.

Schedule
Men’s Ashes Series
First Test: Edgbaston, June 16-20
Second Test: Lord’s, June 28-July 2
Third Test: Headingley, July 6-10
Fourth Test: Old Trafford, July 19-23
Fifth Test: The Oval, July 27-31

Women’s Ashes Series
Test Match
Trent Bridge - June 22-26
IT20 Series
Edgbaston - July 1
The Oval - July 5
Lord’s - July 8
ODI Series
Bristol - July 12
Southampton - July 16
Taunton - July 18