Ashes 2017-2018 countdown

This battle is now less than a year away.

Not finalised yet, but provisionally:

First Test: November 23-27, Brisbane
Second Test: December 2-6, Adelaide (may be a day-night fixture)
Third Test: December 14-18, Perth
Fourth Test: December 26-30, Melbourne
Fifth Test: January 4-8, 2018, Sydney

I will be in a box at the Gabba on day 1, will definitely attend some of the MCG match, and may even get to Perth.

My GAF-meter is officially disturbed from baseline imperceptible oscillations.

Yeah, the nooz said this morning that England had agreed to a pink ball D/N Test. Linky confirms...

"England have agreed to take on Australia in the first day-night Ashes Test next summer, with Cricket Australia soon to announce a 2017-18 home Test schedule that is set to again begin at the Gabba after this year's ill-fated switch to Perth.

The international schedule for next season is being finalised but the provisional itinerary has Brisbane resuming as the host of the opening match of the Ashes series in the last week of November, before the teams head to Adelaide and then in mid-December to the WACA, which is likely to stage the Perth Test with the new 60,000-capacity stadium having been timed to open its gates for the 2018 AFL season."

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Bring it on!!! One would assume the D/N Test would be in Adelaide again.

I could be tempted to go to Adelaide next season.

I'm definitely going to Adelaide

JGK wrote:I could be tempted to go to Adelaide next season.

Count me in!!!

Will the likes of tac and Woody return for this?

DJ_Smerk wrote:Will the likes of tac and Woody return for this?

Bad news Smerkles. Woody is no longer with us.

taipan wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:Will the likes of tac and Woody return for this?

Bad news Smerkles. Woody is no longer with us.

Christ I genuinely didn't know.

DJ_Smerk wrote:

taipan wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:Will the likes of tac and Woody return for this?

Bad news Smerkles. Woody is no longer with us.

Christ I genuinely didn't know.

Mynah is also gone.

taipan wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:

taipan wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:Will the likes of tac and Woody return for this?

Bad news Smerkles. Woody is no longer with us.

Christ I genuinely didn't know.

Mynah is also gone.

DJ_Smerk wrote:

taipan wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:Will the likes of tac and Woody return for this?

Bad news Smerkles. Woody is no longer with us.

Christ I genuinely didn't know.

Yeah, sad times, Smerkles. Here's the RIP Woody thread and the RIP mynah thread.

skully wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:

taipan wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:Will the likes of tac and Woody return for this?

Bad news Smerkles. Woody is no longer with us.

Christ I genuinely didn't know.

Yeah, sad times, Smerkles. Here's the RIP Woody thread.

Thanks Skulls.

Confirmed schedule for next summer:

Ashes 2017-18
First Test – Australia v England, Gabba -  23-27 November 2017
Second Test – Australia v England, Adelaide Oval (day-night) - 2-6 December 2017
Third Test – Australia v England, Perth (venue TBC) - 14-18 December 2017
Fourth Test – Australia v England, MCG - 26-30 December 2017
Fifth Test – Australia v England, SCG - 4-8 January 2018

One-Day International Series against England
First ODI – Australia v England, MCG – 14 January 2018 Second ODI – Australia v England, Gabba – 19 January 2018 Third ODI – Australia v England, SCG – 21 January 2018
Fourth ODI – Australia v England, Adelaide Oval – 26 January 2018
Fifth ODI – Australia v England, Perth (venue TBC) – 28 January 2018

Prime Minister’s XI PM’s XI v England – Manuka Oval – 2 February 2018

T20 International Trans-Tasman Tri-Series
First T20I – Australia v New Zealand, SCG – 3 February 2018
Second T20I – Australia v England, Blundstone Arena – 7 February 2018
Third T20I – Australia v England, MCG – 10 February 2018
Fourth T20I – New Zealand v England, Wellington Stadium – 14 February 2018
Fifth T20I – New Zealand v Australia, Eden Park – 16 February 2018
Sixth T20I – New Zealand v England, Seddon Park – 18 February 2018
Final – TBC, Eden Park – 21 February 2018

Fifth Test – Australia v England, SCG - 4-8 January 2018

Arghh.... yet ANOTHER day to wait. WTF have they pushed it back again?

They are hoping that work commitments will stop you attending and starting sledging chants in the Members???

Does seem odd though, 4th is a Sunday. Does CA kowtow to the needs of Saturday cricket comps by not starting on the Saturday?

Well whatever it is is quntish behaviour.

Player's union? They seem to have had a win on workload next season.

GAF. GAF. It's looking good.

It does indeed. A week or thereabouts between tests, three shield matches as a lead up, no one day trash to queer the form and not enough time to really GAF about the BBL trash.

Bring.it.on!!!

Who's up for the Adelaide Test?

Count me in!!!

skully wrote:Count me in!!!

Phurt. Heard that before.

All Tassie gets is one crappy T20. CA qunts.

Big Dog wrote:All Tassie gets is one crappy T20. CA qunts.

Well that will disappoint the 3000 locals who turned up for the Test this year