Introduction
The 2023 Ashes series, officially known as the LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Series, is currently underway between England and Australia. This historic Test cricket rivalry is taking place in June and July 2023 across five venues: Edgbaston, Lord’s, Headingley, Old Trafford, and The Oval.
Australia enters the series as the holders of the Ashes, having won the previous series at home with a 4-0 victory. This edition of the Ashes is also a part of the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship.
As the 73rd Ashes series overall and the 37th held in England, this year’s series marks a significant change. For the first time in the Ashes’ 139-year history, no Test matches will be played in August during an Ashes series hosted by England. The schedule was adjusted to June and July to avoid overlapping with The Hundred tournament, set to begin in August.
Another notable aspect of this Ashes series is that Australia did not play any tour matches against county teams, unlike previous editions. However, they did compete in the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final against India in London a week before the Ashes series commenced.
Squads
Australia
Ben Stokes (c)
Ollie Pope (vc, wk)
Rehan Ahmed
Moeen Ali
James Anderson
Jonny Bairstow (wk)
Stuart Broad
Harry Brook
Zak Crawley
Ben Duckett
Dan Lawrence
Jack Leach
Matthew Potts
Ollie Robinson
Joe Root
Josh Tongue
Chris Woakes
Mark Wood
England
Pat Cummins (c)
Steve Smith (vc)
Scott Boland
Alex Carey (wk)
Cameron Green
Marcus Harris
Josh Hazlewood
Travis Head
Josh Inglis (wk)
Usman Khawaja
Marnus Labuschagne
Nathan Lyon
Mitchell Marsh
Todd Murphy
Michael Neser
Jimmy Peirson (wk)
Matt Renshaw
Mitchell Starc
David Warner
Result
- Australia won by 43 runs
