Adelaide Oval to host day-night Ashes Test on England's tour of Australia in 2017/18
Tuesday 13 December 2016 05:59, UK
The Adelaide Oval will host a day-night Ashes Test during next winter's series, Cricket Australia has announced.
Adelaide played host to the first ever 'pink ball' Test, between Australia and New Zealand, in November 2015.
England will take on West Indies in the first day-night Test in Britain at Edgbaston next summer before taking on their old rivals under the same format from December 2-6 2017.
The opening Test of the Ashes will begin at the Gabba in Brisbane on November 23, before the action moves under lights in Adelaide.
Perth will play host to the third Test, although the venue has not yet been confirmed. The Western Australian city's Perth Stadium will be the venue if it is built in time, if not the WACA will be used.
England have a poor record at the WACA, with just one victory and nine defeats in the 13 Ashes Tests held at the ground, the most recent of which was a 150-run loss in 2013.
The Boxing Day and New Year Tests will be held in Melbourne and Sydney, as per tradition.
Australia and England will then take part in five one-day internationals before New Zealand join them for the 'Trans-Tasman T20I tri-series'.
Three matches will be played in Australia before three more take place in New Zealand, with the final taking place at Auckland's Eden Park on February 21.
"We're really excited to announce that Adelaide will play host to the first ever day-night Ashes Test," said Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland.
"We know how much Adelaide fans love this style of Test cricket. We're expecting a full house next year in what is sure to be a great contest."
Live Test Cricket
Ashes:
First Test - Brisbane - 23-27 November 2017
Second Test - Adelaide (day-night) - 2-6 December 2017
Third Test - Perth (venue TBC) - 14-18 December 201
Fourth Test - Melbourne - 26-30 December 2017
Fifth Test - Sydney - 4-8 January 2018
One-Day International Series
First ODI - Melbourne - 14 January 2018
Second ODI - Gabba - 19 January 2018
Third ODI - Sydney - 21 January 2018
Fourth ODI - Adelaide - 26 January 2018
Fifth ODI - Perth (venue TBC) - 28 January 2018
T20 International Trans-Tasman Tri-Series
First T20I - Australia v New Zealand, Sydney - 3 February 2018
Second T20I - Australia v England, Hobart - 7 February 2018
Third T20I - Australia v England, Melbourne - 10 February 2018
Fourth T20I - New Zealand v England, Wellington - 14 February 2018
Fifth T20I - New Zealand v Australia, Auckland - 16 February 2018
Sixth T20I - New Zealand v England, Hamilton - 18 February 2018
Final - TBC, Auckland - 21 February
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