Andy Burnham calls for rethink on decision not to hold Ashes at Emirates Old Trafford in 2027
The England and Wales Cricket Board have been urged to rethink their decision not to hold an Ashes Test at Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford in 2027.
Emirates Old Trafford has a witnessed many of most iconic Ashes moments including Australian spinner Shane Warne’s ‘Ball of the Century’ to dismiss Mike Gatting in 1993, Jim Laker’s 19-wicket haul in 1956 and the dramatic finale to the 2005 Test which saw around 20,000 people locked out on the final day due to shear demand.
"Very few grounds attract support as passionate or indeed as diverse as Headingley and Old Trafford - as a number of England players themselves have acknowledged in recent days. "We understand that the ECB's criteria for awarding Test matches includes maximising attendances and ensuring a geographic spread of matches," continues the letter from the mayors.
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