Ashes 2009 : Fixtures and Schedules

The Ashes, one of the oldest and most popular cricket tournaments with a long history is set to have its another version starting from July 8, 2009 in England. Australia and England will battle for this prestigious title which is currently in the hands of the Aussies. Last time, Australia made a clean sweep winning all 5 tests. But England unexpectedly won The Ashes before it. Australia is going through some bad times. Anyway, Aussies are ruling in tests for more than a decade. A close competition is expected.

The fixtures/schedules of The Ashes 2009 in England:

Date	Match	Start Time	Venue
Wed Jun 24 - Sat Jun 27	Sussex v Australians	11:00 local | 10:00 GMT	County Ground, Hove
Wed Jul 1 - Sat Jul 4	England Lions v Australians	11:00 local | 10:00 GMT	County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Main Events (The 5 test matches):
Wed Jul 8 - Sun Jul 12	1st Test - England v Australia	11:00 local | 10:00 GMT	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Thu Jul 16 - Mon Jul 20	2nd Test - England v Australia	11:00 local | 10:00 GMT	Lord's, London
Fri Jul 24 - Sun Jul 26	Northamptonshire v Australians	11:00 local | 10:00 GMT	County Ground, Northampton
Thu Jul 30 - Mon Aug 3	3rd Test - England v Australia	11:00 local | 10:00 GMT	Edgbaston, Birmingham
Fri Aug 7 - Tue Aug 11	4th Test - England v Australia	11:00 local | 10:00 GMT	Headingley, Leeds
Sat Aug 15 - Sun Aug 16	Kent v Australians	11:00 local | 10:00 GMT	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Thu Aug 20 - Mon Aug 24	5th Test - England v Australia	11:00 local | 10:00 GMT	Kennington Oval, London

After the 5 tests, Australia and England will be playing 2 T20 cricket matches and 7 ODI. Though its a part of Australia's tour of England 2009, its not considered as a part of Ashes. Different fixtures will be published for them.