Cricket News

Ben Hilfenhaus wants Australia to prove why they are the top-ranked ODI side ahead of next year's return to England for the Ashes

England will begin their 2013 defence of the Ashes with back-to-back Tests at Trent Bridge and Lord's in July

Cardiff has beaten the Rose Bowl to secure an Ashes Test in 2015, while Edgbaston has missed out on a slot for the marquee series in 2013 after the ECB announced the lucrative allocation of international fixtures for 2012-2016 on Wednesday

England and Australia will play each other in ten consecutive Tests across two series home and away in 2013-14, after it was confirmed by Cricket Australia that the dates of the next Ashes series Down Under have been brought forward by a year