![]() In 2019, they did, however, take on Derbyshire in a tour match between the third and fourth Tests. Ahead of the 2019 Ashes, they held an internal match during a camp at the Ageas Bowl, and they did not play any matches ahead of their tours of India this year (they lost 2-1) and Pakistan (they won 1-0) in 2022. India, Australia’s opponents in the World Test Championship final, will also warm up just with a camp, at Arundel, which was once known for hosting tour curtain-raisers with a fixture against the Duke of Norfolk’s XI.Īustralia have led the charge on a scene that makes it increasingly unfashionable for touring teams to hold formal warm-up matches against local opposition. There, they will have centre-wicket practice and nets. ![]() Rather than playing any county sides, Australia will warm up for the World Test Championship final and Ashes with a golf trip to Formby in Merseyside and a training camp at Kent’s ground in Beckenham. ![]() In an era when tour matches are ever rarer, Australia are set to go through an Ashes summer in 2023 without playing any county opposition for the first time. ![]()
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