The Ashes 2023: England v Australia start times, venues and TV channel
Here's everything you need to know.
Men’s Ashes schedule
The first Test gets underway this Friday with each day's play set to start at 11am. Each day will conclude at 6pm, but this can be extended to 6.30pm to facilitate 90 overs as long as there are no breaks in play. Lunch is scheduled for 1pm and will last for 40 minutes, with a 20-minute tea break scheduled at 3.40pm.
First Test (Edgbaston): Friday 16th June - Tuesday 20th June
England's Ashes record at Edgbaston: P15 W6 L4 D5
Second Test (Lord's): Wednesday 28th June - Sunday 2nd July
England's Ashes record at Lord's: P37 W7 L15 D15
Third Test (Headingly): Thursday 6th July - Monday 10th July
England's Ashes record at Headingley: P25 W8 L9 D8
Fourth Test (Old Trafford): Wednesday 19th July - Sunday 23rd July
England's Ashes record at Old Trafford: P30 W7 L8 D15
Fifth Test (The Oval): Thursday 27th July - Monday 31st July
England's Ashes record at The Oval: P38 W17 L7 D14
Who is playing?
England have named their squad for the first two Ashes Tests, with Australia doing the same ahead of their World Test Championship against India.
England squad for the first two Ashes Tests: Ben Stokes (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Australia squad for the first two Ashes Tests: Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vice-captain), Mitchell Starc, David Warner.
Women’s Ashes
The Women's Ashes will consist of one Test match, three T20s and three ODIs. All matches start at 11am, unless otherwise stated.
Thursday 22nd June - Monday 26th June
First T20 international (Edgbaston)
Saturday 1st July (6.35pm start)
Second T20 international (The Oval)
Wednesday 5th July (6.35pm start)
Third T20 international (Lord's)
Saturday 8th July (6.35pm start)
Wednesday 12th July (1pm start)
Sunday 16th July
Tuesday 18th July (1pm start)
How will the scoring system work in The Women’s Ashes?
The winners of the women's Test match will earn four points, with two points awarded if the match is drawn. In the white-ball game, two points will be awarded to the winners, with a point awarded if the match is tied or there is no result.
How you can watch The Ashes this summer
You will be able to follow The Ashes live on Sky Sports, with highlights shown on BBC2 after each day’s play from 7pm.
The BBC also have live radio rights, so you can listen on Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and via the BBC Sounds app, or listen to our live ball-by-ball coverage with our commentary team and read all the latest stats here.
