The Ashes Cricket Series

It's time again for one of the biggest rivalries in cricket to battle as The Ashes Cricket Series prepares to begin play this week.

The long-standing contest between Australia and England will begin The Ashes this year on Thursday, November 23 with day one of the first test match in host country Australia. The roughly biennial event will conclude on January 5 with the fifth test being played at Sydney Cricket Ground. Cricket fans have more to anticipate as the 2007 Cricket World Cup kicks off in early March in the West Indies.