 England beat West Indies at Durham earlier this year |
Durham will host an Ashes Test for the first time in 2013, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced. The Riverside and The Oval are the only two venues so far definitely confirmed for the series against Australia. Cardiff, Edgbaston, Headingley and the Rose Bowl will stage one-day matches between the teams, with Trent Bridge hosting two Twenty20 games. An additional three Tests and three more one-day internationals have yet to be allocated. County champions Durham's Chester-le-Street home first staged Test cricket in 2003 and England have won all four Test matches held there, including this year's Test against West Indies.  | 606: DEBATE |
"As well as producing a winning team it has also been a goal to bring an Ashes Test match to the region," said club chief executive David Harker. "We're delighted that north-east sports fans will have the opportunity to watch the ultimate clash on their doorstep." By the time of the next Ashes series in England, the Riverside will have a capacity of 20,000, and club chairman Clive Leach said the news was the culmination of years of hard work. "The completion of the stadium over the coming years, which will increase capacity to 20,000 as well as providing an onsite hotel, will offer spectators the ultimate cricket experience in what will be a truly world class set up," he added. "For an Ashes Test match to be played at Riverside will be a huge milestone for Durham County Cricket Club and is testament to the hard work of all involved." ENGLAND'S HOME TEST SCHEDULE - 2010 Bangladesh Tests: Headingley Bangladesh ODIs: Bristol, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge Pakistan Tests: Edgbaston, Lord's, The Oval and Trent Bridge Pakistan ODIs: Durham, Headingley, Lord's, Rose Bowl, The Oval Australia ODIs: Cardiff, Old Trafford, Lord's, Rose Bowl, The Oval Domestic T20 final: Rose Bowl To allocate: Pakistan v Australia (2 Test matches, 2 T20s); England v Bangladesh (1 Test match); Pakistan (2 T20s) 2011 Sri Lanka Tests: Cardiff, Lord's, Rose Bowl Sri Lanka ODIs: Edgbaston, Headingley, Old Trafford, The Oval, Trent Bridge India Tests: Edgbaston, Lord's, The Oval, Trent Bridge India ODIs: Cardiff, Durham, Lord's, Rose Bowl, The Oval Domestic T20 final: Durham To allocate: T20 v Sri Lanka; T20 v India 2012 West Indies Tests: Edgbaston, Trent Bridge West Indies ODIs: Cardiff, Headingley, The Oval South Africa Tests: Headingley, The Oval South Africa ODIs: Cardiff, Rose Bowl, Trent Bridge South Africa T20: Old Trafford Domestic T20 final: Lord's To allocate: 1 Test match and 1 T20 v West Indies; 1 Test match v South Africa; 5 ODIs v Australia 2013 New Zealand Tests: Headingley, Lord's New Zealand ODIs: Rose Bowl, The Oval Australia Tests: Durham, The Oval Australia ODI: Cardiff, Edgbaston, Headingley, Rose Bowl Australia T20: Trent Bridge x 2 To allocate: 3 Test matches and 3 ODIs v Australia; domestic T20 finals day 2014 Sri Lanka Tests: Cardiff, Headingley Sri Lanka ODIs: The Oval Sri Lanka T20: Rose Bowl India Tests: Old Trafford, Rose Bowl, The Oval India ODIs: Cardiff, Edgbaston, Headingley, Trent Bridge Domestic Twenty20 final: Edgbaston To allocate: 1 ODI v Sri Lanka; 1 Test match, 3 ODIs and 1 T20 v India. 2015 New Zealand Tests: Headingley New Zealand ODIs: Cardiff, Edgbaston, The Oval Pakistan Tests: Old Trafford, The Oval Pakistan ODIs: Edgbaston, Headingley, Rose Bowl, Trent Bridge Domestic Twenty20 finals: Durham To allocate: 2 Test matches, 2 ODIs and 1 T20 v NZ; 1 T20 v Pakistan 2016 Sri Lanka Tests: Durham Sri Lanka ODIs: Rose Bowl, The Oval Australia Tests: Lord's, The Oval Australia T20: Cardiff, Trent Bridge Domestic T20 finals: Edgbaston To allocate: 1 ODI v Sri Lanka; 3 Test matches, 4 ODIs v Australia
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