Ashes 2027: When is the next series?

There will be no north of England venue for the 2027 Ashes series, with Trent Bridge in Nottingham the most northerly venue in the five-match series.

However, Old Trafford and Headingley have been selected to feature in the 2031 edition.

Matches are allocated to venues based on a number of criteria including maximising attendances and supporting the economic sustainability of those grounds.

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding Old Trafford and Headingley missing out on hosting the 2027 Ashes.

The mayors of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire wrote a letter to the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2023 to express their “disappointment” and urged the ECB to rethink the venues.

”There should always be a men’s Ashes Test in the north of England, in any series,” Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham told the BBC.

“If we’re going to get the game to all parts of the country and really make sure that it’s connecting with people everywhere, we’ve got to have a men’s Ashes test in the north,” he added.

England captain Ben Stokes said he thinks they “perform well in the northern grounds, especially at Headingley”.

“I’m a bit devastated that there won’t be any Ashes cricket here in 2027 in the North. It’s a shame.”

“I don’t make those calls, but if I was involved, I would have said, ‘please keep at least one game in the north’,” he added.

It will be the fourth time in the last seven Ashes series in England that Headingley has not been on the list.

“At a time where we feel like we really needed help, we haven’t been given those games,” said Yorkshire CEO Sanjay Patel.

This article is the latest from BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team.