Ashes 2013 - a question

Apart from announcing that there will definitely be a Test in Durham next year, has the Board made any firm announcements about the order and timing of the 2013 Ashes Tests? I'm hoping for a trip over around that time, and I don't really want to do it with any of the organised tours eg The Fanatics.

Nothing yet, but Lords will be 1st or 2nd test for sure and the Oval the last.

Hazard a guess on the likely dates?

starting late july, ending early september.

June-July is reserved for ADHD cricket.

thanks ... not worth looking at arriving before July then

Can anyone remind me of why the next Australian Ashes series has been bought forward?

So it isn't in the same year/season as the WC.

The ICC had enough of a meagre test series overshadowing their premier ODI competition

G.Wood wrote:So it isn't in the same year/season as the WC.

The ICC had enough of a meagre test series overshadowing their premier ODI competition

That's it. Thanks mate.

Both Chester le Street AND Cardiff are hosting an Ashes test in 2013, aren't they?

THE FTP has from mid June to Mid September that the good guys and the smellies will play 5 Tests , 5 Jamodis and 2 T20I

FTP linky

Aus goes to England for a meaningless 5 match jamodi series this Summer as well. I mean FFS, they could have easily put another test match against the Saffies in there instead. Makes. No. Sense. Whatsoever.

"Aus goes to England for a meaningless 5 match jamodi series this Summer as well. "

During Wimbledon - must have been the last time still vacant.

No trophy involved? Could we make a virtual one - the WGAF Cup? Or even the Sweet FA Cup?

... any news yet on the order of the games, and/or the likelihood of ticket availability outside involvement in an organised tour?

I think Lord's is usually a sell-out? Best bet is the weekdays, obvs.

The other two are apparently Old T and Trent Bridge. Lord's or Cardiff could be first, Oval should be last, but really, it could be any way round. Sorry to be of no help.

http://www.ashestickets.org.uk/

Says Durham's test is Mon 1st July to Fri 5th July...?

I might go just to see if lardy really is. Wear a red cap with "People say I'm punny" written on it.

I hope to go. I will be around England (more particularly Europe and Canada) at the right time; and with adequate planning I should be able to jag enough time in England to attend or at least sample two Tests. I'm not fixated on Lords or indeed anywhere in particular ... Headingley or Durham would be excellent and even Nottingham, Cardiff would be good. However, I can't find the dates for any of the grounds yet. Even The Fanatics site is vague at this stage, and I don't really want to travel with a mob of beer-guzzling flag-wavers in any case.

And the question is ....?

lardbucket wrote:I hope to go. I will be around England (more particularly Europe and Canada) at the right time; and with adequate planning I should be able to jag enough time in England to attend or at least sample two Tests. I'm not fixated on Lords or indeed anywhere in particular ... Headingley or Durham would be excellent and even Nottingham, Cardiff would be good. However, I can't find the dates for any of the grounds yet. Even The Fanatics site is vague at this stage, and I don't really want to travel with a mob of beer-guzzling flag-wavers in any case.

coming to watch cricket in Canada, Lardy..?

lardbucket wrote:I hope to go. I will be around England (more particularly Europe and Canada) at the right time; and with adequate planning I should be able to jag enough time in England to attend or at least sample two Tests. I'm not fixated on Lords or indeed anywhere in particular ... Headingley or Durham would be excellent and even Nottingham, Cardiff would be good. However, I can't find the dates for any of the grounds yet. Even The Fanatics site is vague at this stage, and I don't really want to travel with a mob of beer-guzzling flag-wavers in any case.

Yes it's frustrating there are no clear dates yets as you have to book early because of the small ground capacity at most venues. Because of the latter it's quite expensive too by Aussie standards.

Looked at some ticket prices on the site linked to above. £180 for day 1 and again for day 2. Bugger that for a joke.

By the time these two sides stumble their way to 2013 the going rate may be a 10th that

£180 - FMD.

PeterCS wrote:And the question is ....?

whether anyone has any better information than I've found on the net so far as to which games will be played when ...

Yorkie Jill wrote:

lardbucket wrote:I hope to go. I will be around England (more particularly Europe and Canada) at the right time; and with adequate planning I should be able to jag enough time in England to attend or at least sample two Tests. I'm not fixated on Lords or indeed anywhere in particular ... Headingley or Durham would be excellent and even Nottingham, Cardiff would be good. However, I can't find the dates for any of the grounds yet. Even The Fanatics site is vague at this stage, and I don't really want to travel with a mob of beer-guzzling flag-wavers in any case.

coming to watch cricket in Canada, Lardy..?

no ... other priorities there

Red wrote:

Yes it's frustrating there are no clear dates yets as you have to book early because of the small ground capacity at most venues. Because of the latter it's quite expensive too by Aussie standards.

Red you really do talk some absolute c*ck at times.

At every Test V Australia at Lords over the past 15 years, I have always witnessed/met a multitude of Aussies all around the ground, loving every second, and never once have I heard a single Aussie complain about the cost of his/her ticket.
Sure it's expensive across the board, I don't deny that, but you don't come to Test cricket to gorge on bums and tits as you do for T20 circuses... you come to get absorbed .... and furthermore, size of ground aside, Lord's has always been full with hundreds more queuing outside for every Test involving Aus, Saffers and the Bannies ... and occassionally the Paksters.

Lardy - don't be put off by "price" ... £75 will buy you 2 hours at a West End show ... it also buys you 6 hours test cricket in London.