ECB confirms major match allocation for 2025-31

Lord's, The Oval, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge and the Ageas Bowl have been awarded Tests for the 2027 Men's Ashes while England Women will play at Lord's every year throughout this period

The ECB has confirmed the venues for a number of major matches from 2025-31.

Lord's, The Oval and Trent Bridge will host Test matches during both the 2027 and 2031 Men's Ashes, with Edgbaston, the Ageas Bowl (both 2027), Headingley and Emirates Old Trafford (both 2031) also awarded Ashes Tests.

Headingley will host a women's Test for the first time since 2001 during the multi-format 2027 Women's Ashes while the Ageas Bowl has been awarded a Women's Ashes Test in 2031.

Elsewhere, the 2025 men's Test series against India will take place at Lord's, The Oval, Edgbaston, Headingley, and Old Trafford while in 2029, India will visit Lord's, The Oval, Edgbaston, Old Trafford and the Ageas Bowl.

England Women will play at Lord's every year between 2025 and 2031, with The Oval, Edgbaston, Headingley, Old Trafford, Trent Bridge and the Ageas Bowl all receiving at least four major matches during this seven-year period.

^{Headingley will host a women's Test for the first time since 2001 [Michael Regan/Getty Images]}

^{Edgbaston will remain the home of T20 Blast Finals Day [Harry Trump/Getty Images]}

The Riverside, Sophia Gardens, and Bristol have each been awarded men's white-ball internationals while the homes of all 18 first-class counties will host at least three women's white-ball internationals.

On the county circuit, Edgbaston will remain the home of T20 Blast Finals Day, a role the ground has fulfilled without interruption since 2013.

ECB CEO, Richard Gould, said: "This year's Men's and Women's Ashes are only days away, but fans can already start looking forward to more great clashes up and down the country in the years ahead.

"For the first time, we are announcing long-term allocations for women's international matches as well as men's. We have seen huge growth in attendances for women's matches in recent years, with this year's Women's Ashes smashing previous records, and we want to build further on this in the years ahead.

"By announcing arrangements for the next seven years, we are also giving venues long-term certainty so that they can invest sustainably into stadium improvements and improved fan experiences."