Australia 2009 tour

The England and Wales Cricket Board released the dates for Australia's 2009 tour yesterday, including the five Ashes tests, a seven-game, one-day series and two Twenty20 internationals. The schedule includes Australia's first one-day international at...

The England and Wales Cricket Board released the dates for Australia's 2009 tour yesterday, including the five Ashes tests, a seven-game, one-day series and two Twenty20 internationals.

The schedule includes Australia's first one-day international at Hampshire's Rose Bowl in Southampton and two Twenty20 matches at Old Trafford, Manchester.

The first test will be played at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens, the first time the venue has hosted test cricket, starting on Wednesday, July 8 instead of the more usual Thursday start.

Further tests are to be played at Lord's, Edgbaston, Headingley and the Oval.

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