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3rd Test: Australia wins Sydney Test (scorecard), South Africa won Test Series 2-1.. T20 & ODI series follows.
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Filed under Aus vs Eng 2009

For 16 years(from 1989), and 8 Ashes test series - Australia kept the urn safe in their pocket..

Come summer of 2005 - England dramatically won back the 5 test match series 2-1 at home only to lose it again in 2007.. this time the series result was 5-nil.

Aussie cricket team has weakened with several stars retiring whereas England have built up a stable side in the mean time. Moreover - 2009 Ashes series will be played in England so home fans can expect heroic performance from their cricketers.

Even the International fans are getting crazy for this upcoming battle between the old rivals of cricket and have been asking for the schedule.. So, following is complete fixtures list of Australia vs England series 2009 which will start with 5 test match Ashes series followed by twin twenty20 international matches on August 30 and September 1 and ending with an 7 One day international series.

We've also included the match start timing of all the Ashes test match and the one day internationals according to England and Australia cricket fans in their respective countries.

England vs Australia : Ashes 2009 schedule
Date	Match	Venue	Start Time
08-12 June	1st Test	Cardiff	1100UK, 2000Au
16-20 June	2nd Test	Lords	1100UK, 2000Au
30-03 August	3rd Test	Edgbaston	1100UK, 2000Au
07-11 August	4th Test	Headingley	1100UK, 2000Au
20-24 August	5th Test	The Oval	1100UK, 2000Au
28 August	Aus v Scotland	Edinburg	1100UK, 2000Au
Australia in England : 2 T20 & 7 ODI series 2009 schedule
30 August	1st T20	Old Trafford	1700UK, 0200Au
01 September	2nd T20	Old Trafford	1700UK, 0200Au
04 September	1st ODI	The Oval	1100UK, 2000Au
06 September	2nd ODI	Lords	1100UK, 2000Au
09 September	3rd ODI	Rose Bowl	1100UK, 2000Au
12 September	4th ODI	Lords	1100UK, 2000Au
15 September	5th ODI	Trent Bridge	1100UK, 2000Au
17 September	6th ODI	Trent Bridge	1100UK, 2000Au
20 September	7th ODI	Chester-Le-Street	1100UK, 2000Au

Note :
**The match start time mentioned is according to London in United Kingdom and Sydney in Australia.
**Australia also plays a one day international against Scotland on 28th August 2009.

Australia tour of England : Ashes 2009 + ODI series fixtures