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Cardiff to stage first 2009 Ashes Test

Cardiff will stage the first Test in 2009's Ashes series between England and Australia, the ECB announced.

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Cardiff will stage the first Test in 20098217;s Ashes series between England and Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board ECB announced on Friday.

It will be the first cricket Test ever played in the Welsh capital.

In a statement the ECB said the remaining tests would be staged at Lord8217;s, Edgbaston, Headingley and The Oval.

The match at Sophia Gardens will start on Wednesday July 8 rather than the traditional Thursday.

Schedule: First Test, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff July 8-12 Second Test, Lord8217;s, London July 16-20 Third Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham, July 30-Aug. 3 Fourth Test, Headingley, Leeds, Aug. 7-11 Fifth Test, The Oval, London Aug. 20-24.

 

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