Cardiff launch for Ashes
12 April 2012
Cardiff will stage the first Test of next summer's Ashes series and Hampshire's Rose Bowl will also host a Test match for the first time in 2011, the England and Wales Cricket Board have announced.
The ECB have released the schedule for the 2009 Ashes, which will see Sophia Gardens make its debut as a Test venue.
The first npower Test in the five-match series starts on July 8, followed by clashes at Lord's (July 20), Edgbaston (July 30), Headingley (August 7) and The Oval (August 20).
The Rose Bowl will become the country's 10th Test venue two summers later when it hosts the first game of the two-match series against Sri Lanka.
