The Ashes series alternates between Australia and the United Kingdom, where all the five matches are held on different grounds.
The different Ashes venues in Australia and England are the Gabba, Adelaide Oval, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Sydney Cricket Ground, Old Trafford, The Oval, Lordâs, Trent Bridge, Headingley, Edgbaston, Sophia Gardens and Riverside ground.
The list of Ashes 2019 Venues is as given below :
Match | From | To | Venue |
First Test | Aug 1 | Aug 5 | Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Second Test | Aug 14 | Aug 18 | Lord's, London |
Third Test | Aug 22 | Aug 26 | Headingley, Leeds |
Fourth Test | Sept 4 | Sept 8 | Old Trafford, Manchester |
Fifth Test | Sept 12 | Sept 16 | The Oval, London |
Ashes 2019 venues, in the order of matches are Edgbaston in Birmingham; Lordâs in St Johnâs Wood, London; Headingley in Leeds; Old Trafford in Manchester and The Oval in Kennington, London.
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The Oval which is the oldest Test venue has been traditionally the venue of the final match of the Ashes. Old Trafford, The Oval and Lordâs are the ground where the Ashes were first hosted by England in 1884. Headingley hosted its first Ashes match in 1899 and Edgbaston did so in 1902.
Ever since the Ashes first started, Australia and England has hosted the tournament alternatively. There were rare times when Australia or England had to choose the Ashes venue to host the tournament consecutively.
Find out who hosted the Ashes tournament from 1882-2019 in the table given below.
Series | Years | Host |
1 | 1882/83 | Australia |
2 | 1884 | England |
3 | 1884/85 | Australia |
4 | 1886 | England |
5 | 1886/87 | Australia |
6 | 1887/88 | Australia |
7 | 1888 | England |
8 | 1890 | England |
9 | 1891/92 | Australia |
10 | 1893 | England |
11 | 1894/95 | Australia |
12 | 1896 | England |
13 | 1897/98 | Australia |
14 | 1899 | England |
15 | 1901/02 | Australia |
16 | 1902 | England |
17 | 1903/04 | Australia |
18 | 1905 | England |
19 | 1907/08 | Australia |
20 | 1909 | England |
21 | 1911/12 | Australia |
22 | 1912 | England |
23 | 1920/21 | Australia |
24 | 1921 | England |
25 | 1924/25 | Australia |
26 | 1926 | England |
27 | 1928/29 | Australia |
28 | 1930 | England |
29 | 1932/33 | Australia |
30 | 1934 | England |
31 | 1936/37 | Australia |
32 | 1938 | England |
33 | 1946/47 | Australia |
34 | 1948 | England |
35 | 1950/51 | Australia |
36 | 1953 | England |
37 | 1954/55 | Australia |
38 | 1956 | England |
39 | 1958/59 | Australia |
40 | 1961 | England |
41 | 1962/63 | Australia |
42 | 1964 | England |
43 | 1965/66 | Australia |
44 | 1968 | England |
45 | 1970/71 | Australia |
46 | 1972 | England |
47 | 1974/75 | Australia |
48 | 1975 | England |
49 | 1977 | England |
50 | 1978/79 | Australia |
51 | 1981 | England |
52 | 1982/83 | Australia |
53 | 1985 | England |
54 | 1986/87 | Australia |
55 | 1989 | England |
56 | 1990/91 | Australia |
57 | 1993 | England |
58 | 1994/95 | Australia |
59 | 1997 | England |
60 | 1998/99 | Australia |
61 | 2001 | England |
62 | 2002/03 | Australia |
63 | 2005 | England |
64 | 2006/07 | Australia |
65 | 2009 | England |
66 | 2010/11 | Australia |
67 | 2013 | England |
68 | 2013/14 | Australia |
69 | 2015 | England |
70 | 2017/18 | Australia |
71 | 2019 | England |