ASHES SCHEDULE

Wed Jun 24 - Sat Jun 27
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT Sussex v Australians
County Ground, Hove

Wed Jul 1 - Sat Jul 4
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT England Lions v Australians
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Wed Jul 8 - Sun Jul 12
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 1st Test - England v Australia
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Thu Jul 16 - Mon Jul 20
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 2nd Test - England v Australia
Lord's, London

Fri Jul 24 - Sun Jul 26
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT Northamptonshire v Australians
County Ground, Northampton

Thu Jul 30 - Mon Aug 3
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 3rd Test - England v Australia
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Fri Aug 7 - Tue Aug 11
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 4th Test - England v Australia
Headingley, Leeds

Sat Aug 15 - Sun Aug 16
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT Kent v Australians
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury


Thu Aug 20 - Mon Aug 24
11:00 local | 10:00 GMT 5th Test - England v Australia
Kennington Oval, London

Fri Aug 28
10:45 local | 09:45 GMT Only ODI - Scotland v Australia
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

Sun Aug 30
14:30 local | 13:30 GMT 1st Twenty20 International - England v Australia
Old Trafford, Manchester

Tue Sep 1
19:00 local | 18:00 GMT 2nd Twenty20 International - England v Australia
Old Trafford, Manchester

Fri Sep 4
13:00 local | 12:00 GMT 1st ODI - England v Australia
Kennington Oval, London

Sun Sep 6
10:15 local | 09:15 GMT 2nd ODI - England v Australia
Lord's, London

Wed Sep 9
14:30 local | 13:30 GMT 3rd ODI - England v Australia
The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Sat Sep 12
10:15 local | 09:15 GMT 4th ODI - England v Australia
Lord's, London

Tue Sep 15
14:30 local | 13:30 GMT 5th ODI - England v Australia
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Thu Sep 17
14:30 local | 13:30 GMT 6th ODI - England v Australia
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Sun Sep 20
10:15 local | 09:15 GMT 7th ODI - England v Australia
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

Vaughan retirement

Vaughan's feat

• December 1999 - Makes England debut in Johannesburg, and impresses with an unflappable 33, despite a scoreline of 2 for 4
  January 2000 - Named Man of the Match after scoring 69 to seal a consolation win for England at Centurion, in a match later discredited after Hansie Cronje revelations
  May 2001 - First Test century, 120 against Pakistan at Old Trafford
  Aug-Sept 2002 - Makes a Test-best 197 against India at Trent Bridge, closely followed by 195 at The Oval, in a remarkable tally of 615 runs in four Tests
  January 2003 - Climbs to the top of the world rankings after his third century in five Tests against Australia, a brilliant 183 that secures a consolation win in Sydney
  July 2003 - Named England captain for the second Test against South Africa at Lord's after Nasser Hussain steps down
  August 2003 - Secures first Test win as captain, by 70 runs at Trent Bridge
  August 2003 - England level the series against South Africa with a nine-wicket win at The Oval
  March 2004 - Leads England to their first series win in West Indies since 1967-68
  May-August 2004 - England win all seven Tests in the summer against New Zealand and West Indies
  January 2005 - A draw at Centurion Park gives England a series victory in South Africa for the first time since 1965
  September 2005 - England regain the Ashes after 16 years with a draw at The Oval
  February 2006 - Breaks down with a knee injury at the start of tour of India. Doesn't play again for nearly a year
  May 2007 - Makes Test comeback with a century at Headingley against West Indies
  June 2007 - Resigns one-day captaincy
  August 2007 - Loses his first home series as captain, going down 1-0 to India
  August 2008 - Resigns as Test captain following five-wicket loss against South Africa at Edgbaston
  September 2008 - Retains central contract, but is omitted from winter tours to India and West Indies
  June 2009 - Overlooked for 16-man preliminary squad for Ashes series
  June 2009 - Confirms retirement from all forms of professional cricket