http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 announce Ashes schedule 2013 – Cricket News Update
England and Wales Cricket Board has announced the schedule for the 2013 Ashes series, which sees their national team kick-off the defense of their title against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 at Trent Bridge on July 10.
The full itinerary for the series includes five Test matches, after which the two sides will lock horns in 2 T20 Internationals and 5 limited-overs games. Australia will further play a solitary ODI against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756 in-between the shorter versions bouts.
England will be defending their crown after securing back to back Ashes wins, in 2009 and more recently in 2010-11. Apart from their assignments against the Aussies, ECB also confirmed a home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, which will be played in May – most
likely to coincide with the Indian Premier League season 6.
The Champions Trophy will be also be staged during the same period, with ECB chief revealing that it will be a great time for the cricketing world. "The prospect of England defending the Ashes on home soil, the world's top eight teams competing in the ICC
Champions Trophy, and a full programme of 50-over and T20 international cricket will provide rich pickings for cricket fans next summer,” said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-G-Collier-c52800.
“Last season's international programme attracted a record aggregate attendance of more than 850,000 spectators and we would urge all fans to purchase their international http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Cameron-James-Borgas-c49157 early for 2013 to avoid missing out on what promises to be a memorable summer,”
added Collier.
The English contingent have gone from strength to strength since lifting the Ashes in Australia, where they reached the summit of Test cricket by defeating http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on their own back yard. As for their rivals, they have begun to show immense improvement under
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test rankings.
They have assembled an impressive unit, with a couple of promising youngsters in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 at Taunton.
The more than two-month long tour ends with the fifth and final ODI, this will take place at the Rose Bowl on September 16th.
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