There will be no north of England venue for the 2027 Ashes series, with Trent Bridge in Nottingham the most northerly venue in the five-match series.<\/p>\n
However, Old Trafford and Headingley have been selected to feature in the 2031 edition. <\/p>\n
Matches are allocated to venues based on a number of criteria including maximising attendances and supporting the economic sustainability of those grounds.<\/p>\n
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding Old Trafford and Headingley missing out on hosting the 2027 Ashes.<\/p>\n
The mayors of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire wrote a letter to the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2023 to express their “disappointment” and urged the ECB to rethink the venues.<\/p>\n
”There should always be a men’s Ashes Test in the north of England, in any series,” Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham told the BBC.<\/p>\n
“If we’re going to get the game to all parts of the country and really make sure that it’s connecting with people everywhere, we’ve got to have a men’s Ashes test in the north,” he added.<\/p>\n
England captain Ben Stokes said he thinks they “perform well in the northern grounds, especially at Headingley”.<\/p>\n
“I’m a bit devastated that there won’t be any Ashes cricket here in 2027 in the North. It’s a shame.”<\/p>\n
“I don’t make those calls, but if I was involved, I would have said, ‘please keep at least one game in the north’,” he added.<\/p>\n
It will be the fourth time in the last seven Ashes series in England that Headingley has not been on the list.<\/p>\n
“At a time where we feel like we really needed help, we haven’t been given those games,” said Yorkshire CEO Sanjay Patel.<\/p>\n