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In the latest development from the world of cricket, Cricket Australia (CA) and England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that the upcoming Women's Ashes has been preponed. The decision has been taken by both boards in order to ensure that the players of the two teams have enough time to travel to New Zealand and complete a 10-day mandatory quarantine period before the start of the much-awaited ICC Women’s World Cup in March.
"The multi-format Women’s Ashes series will now begin a week earlier than originally planned on Thursday 20 January. The series will start with three IT20s in Adelaide, followed by the Test match at Manuka Oval in Canberra, which remains on January 27-30. Manuka Oval will also host the first ODI on February 3, while the following two matches will be played at Melbourne’s Junction Oval on February 6 and 8," an official statement read.
Updated schedule of Ashes
After the changes, the revised schedule of Women's Ashes (England vs Australia) is as follows:
Thursday, January 20: 1st IT20, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 1:40 PM IST
Saturday, January 22: 2nd IT20, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 8:40 AM IST
Sunday, January 23: 3rd IT20, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 8:40 AM IST
Thursday, January 27-30: Only Test Match, Manuka Oval, Canberra, 4:30 AM IST
Thursday, February 3: 1st ODI, Manuka Oval, Canberra, 8:40 AM IST
Sunday, February 6: 2nd ODI, Junction Oval, Melbourne, 4:35 AM IST
Tuesday, February 8: 3rd ODI, Junction Oval, Melbourne, 4:35 AM IST
Notably, England Women A and Australia Women A sides will also lock horns with each other during the same time, the schedule of which is as follows:
Thursday, January 20: 1st T20, England Women A v Australia A, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, 5:30 AM ISY
Friday, January 21: 2nd T20, England Women A v Australia A, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, 9:30 AM IST
Sunday, January 23: 3rd T20, England Women A v Australia A, Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide, 4:30 AM IST
Friday, January 28: 1st 50-over match, England Women A v Australia A, Phillip Oval, Canberra, 4:30 AM IST
Sunday, January 30: 2nd 50-over match, England Women A v Australia A, Phillip Oval, Canberra, 4:30 AM IST
Wednesday, February 2: 3rd 50-over match, England Women A v Australia A, Phillip Oval, Canberra, 4:30 AM IST