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England will hole for nan Ashes bid adjacent summertime pinch a one-off Test against Bangladesh successful precocious May.
The venue has yet to beryllium wished and is contingent upon wherever nan England and Wales Cricket Board decides to shape nan last of nan World Test Championship nan pursuing month.
The ECB has a staging statement pinch nan International Cricket Council to big nan adjacent 3 WTC finals connected a biennial ground until 2031. The position of that statement authorities that it must beryllium held successful London and Lord’s had been earmarked aft staging nan past 2 finals, but concerns complete nan authorities of nan transportation has led nan ECB to see moving nan last to nan Oval.
Although dispersed complete 4 days arsenic a consequence of rain, England’s 115‑run triumph against New Zealand astatine Lord’s this period was completed successful 166 overs owed to nan bowler‑friendly conditions.
The ECB’s statement pinch nan Marylebone Cricket Club guarantees Lord’s 2 Tests each summertime truthful if it is passed complete for nan WTC last it would get nan Bangladesh game.
Such an result would mean that 4 of nan 7 Tests adjacent summertime would return spot successful London, and location would beryllium nary Test cricket successful nan northbound of England.
The ECB has already faced disapproval for its prime of Ashes venues, pinch Edgbaston, Trent Bridge and nan Rose Bowl successful Southampton staging matches alongside Lord’s and nan Oval.
Old Trafford had been expected to shape England’s pre-Ashes Test, though Lancashire is understood to beryllium happy to beryllium retired arsenic agelong arsenic they person compensation from nan ECB.
The prime of Bangladesh arsenic opponents whitethorn besides raise eyebrows, arsenic 2 Tests against them successful Dhaka and Chittagong person been scheduled for February earlier England play Australia successful nan 150th day Test nan pursuing month. As a result, England will person 9 Tests successful succession successful 2027 against either Bangladesh aliases Australia.
The ECB is expected to corroborate specifications of adjacent summer’s schedule adjacent month.
