Preview (Ashes 1st Test): England v Australia
The much awaited Ashes 2015 series will kick off on Wednesday, 8th July when arch-rivals England and Australia meet at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff for the first test match. Ashes 2015 - 1st Test, Australia vs England (Preview) Date -
Ashes 2015 - 1st Test, Australia vs England (Preview)
Date - 8th July
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Venue - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Time - 10:00 GMT, 3:30 PM IST
Head to Head - Matches - 320, Won by Australia - 128, Won by England - 103, Drawn - 89
Ashes 2013-14 - Australia won the last Ashes series by 5-0
England Squad for the 1st Ashes 2015 Test
England squad for first Test: Alastair Cook (Captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Adam Lyth, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Mark Wood
Australia squad for Ashes 2015 Test Series
Michael Clarke (capt), Steve Smith (vice-capt), Fawad Ahmed, Brad Haddin (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Peter Nevill (wk), Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Adam Voges, David Warner, Shane Watson.
