Cricket Australia has confirmed the schedule forthe 2013-14 Ashes series against England, with the tour starting with a warmupmatch in Perth on Oct. 31 and the first test scheduled to start Nov. 21 atBrisbane.
Dates and venues for the five limited-overs matches andthree Twenty20 internationals will be released in January.
As well as the five tests, England will play a three-daymatch against a Western Australia XI at Perth, and four-day matches againstAustralia A in Hobart, a New South Wales XI in Sydney and a two-day matchagainst a Cricket Australia Chairman's XI in Canberra on Nov. 29-30.
Australia will play an Ashes series in England in 2013before hosting the return series in a congested year for the traditionalbilateral series.
Dates for the 2013-14 Ashes series between Australia andEngland:
Tests
Nov. 21-25 : Gabba, Brisbane.
Dec. 5-9: Adelaide Oval.
Dec. 13-17: WACA, Perth.
Dec. 26-30: Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Jan. 3-7: Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Tour Matches
Oct. 31-Nov. 2: England vs. Western Australia XI, WACA,Perth.
Nov. 6-9: England vs. Australia A, Hobart.
Nov. 13-16: England vs. New South Wales, Sydney CricketGround.
Nov. 29-30: England vs. Chairman's XI, Manuka Oval,Canberra.
(dates for 5 one-day internationals and 3 Twenty20 maches tobe confirmed).