Emirates Old Trafford gets 2023 Ashes Test

The Emirates Old Trafford will host one of five England v Australia AshesTests in 2023, the England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed.

Edgbaston in Birmingham, Headingley in Leeds and London grounds The Oval and Lord’s will also be venues.

Old Trafford – the home of Lancashire Cricket Club – has also been selected as one of the cities to host the new eight-team Twenty20 tournament in 2020, alongside, Southampton, Birmingham, Leeds, London, Cardiff and Nottingham.

Lancashire County Cricket Club chairman David Hodgkiss said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded this comprehensive package of international matches from 2020-2024 which includes an Ashes Test and a further 56 days of top level cricket, plus being named as a host for the New T20 competition.

“It truly shows how Emirates Old Trafford has become one of the leading venues in world cricket.

“As a club, we are determined to grow the game of cricket across all communities in the county of Lancashire and the North West as a whole, with families and supporters able to watch, at affordable prices, some of the best cricket and greatest players in Manchester over the coming years.

“Emirates Old Trafford has been a Test venue for over 130 years and we are proud of our rich heritage and history in hosting international fixtures.

“To host the Ashes in 2023, following on from 2019, is one of the ‘moments’ of cricket both from a playing, watching and hosting perspective, and will enable our vision of re-engaging our core cricket audiences across over 300 clubs in Lancashire, as well as every school in the North West, and attracting new fans through the new T20 tournament.”

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