Ashes 2019: Edgbaston & Old Trafford awarded Australia Tests
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Old Trafford last staged an Ashes Test in 2013, but is missing out in 2015
Edgbaston and Old Trafford have been allocated Ashes Tests for 2019 by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
The other three venues - Headingley, Lord's and The Oval - had already been awarded the England v Australia games.
The ECB will recommend Lord's to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to host the World Cup final in 2019 and the Women's World Cup final in 2017.
The Oval, Edgbaston and Cardiff are set to be the three host venues for the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017.
The same three grounds hosted the 2013 event, when the final was at Edgbaston - but the 2017 final is set to take place at The Oval, which staged the 2004 final., external
The Oval will also be the venue for the opening 2019 World Cup game, with Edgbaston and Old Trafford hosting the semi-finals, with group matches also taking place at Taunton (which last staged a men's international at the 1999 tournament), Chester-le-Street, Headingley, Trent Bridge, Cardiff, Bristol and Southampton.
In 2013, the ECB announced 10 venues would be selected for the tournament, but 11 are now being proposed.
Meanwhile, Lord's will host the men's World Cup final for the fifth time (after 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999), and the women's final for the second time (after 1993).
All venues for those three ICC tournaments are subject to the international governing body's approval, with the ECB set to recommend the other Women's World Cup venues to the ICC in April.
Also in 2019, Lord's will host a game between England and the winners of the ICC Test Challenge, which is a play-off which will take place every four years from 2018 between the lowest-ranked Test team and the winners of the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
All venues are listed in alphabetical rather than fixture/chronological order.
Major match allocations - 2017 | |
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W Indies Tests (3) | Edgbaston, Headingley, Lord's |
W Indies ODIs (5) | Bristol, Old Trafford, The Oval, Southampton, Trent Bridge |
W Indies T20Is (1) | Chester-le-Street |
S Africa Tests (4) | Lord's, Old Trafford, The Oval, Trent Bridge |
S Africa ODIs (3) | Chester-le-Street, Headingley, Lord's |
S Africa T20Is (3) | Cardiff, Southampton, Taunton |
ICC Champions Trophy | Cardiff, Edgbaston, The Oval (final) |
Women's World Cup | Lord's (final), plus others TBA |
Domestic 50-over final | Lord's |
Twenty20 finals day | Edgbaston |
Edgbaston is handed an Ashes Test for 2019, after hosting Twenty20 finals day in 2017 and 2018
Major match allocations - 2018 | |
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Pakistan Tests (2) | Headingley, Lord's |
Australia ODIs (5) | Cardiff, Chester-le-Street, Old Trafford, The Oval, Trent Bridge |
Australia T20I (1) | Edgbaston |
India Tests (5) | Edgbaston, Lord's, The Oval, Southampton, Trent Bridge |
India ODIs (5) | Bristol, Headingley, Lord's, Old Trafford, Trent Bridge |
India T20I (1) | Cardiff |
Domestic 50-over final | Lord's |
Twenty20 finals day | Edgbaston |
The men's World Cup final returns to Lord's in 2019, where it was previously staged in 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999
Major match allocations - 2019 | |
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Pakistan ODIs (5) | Bristol, Chester-le-Street, Headingley, The Oval, Southampton |
Pakistan T20I (1) | Cardiff |
Australia Tests (5) | Edgbaston, Headingley, Lord's, Old Trafford, The Oval |
ICC Cricket World Cup | Lord's (final), Edgbaston & Old Trafford (semi-finals), The Oval (opening game), Bristol, Cardiff, Chester-le-Street, Headingley, Southampton, Taunton, Trent Bridge (group games) |
England v winners of ICC Test Challenge play-off | Lord's |
Domestic 50-over final | Lord's |
Twenty20 finals day | Trent Bridge |
England won the Women's World Cup on home soil in 1993, although the tournament was not administered by the ICC until 2005
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