Manchester sport, ground by ground

England v Australia Twenty20 Matches

Fixtures and the calendarPublished

Two short-format internationals over a bank holiday weekend, one in the afternoon and one under lights, is a fixture pattern designed around the working week rather than the cricket.

The entry is a good early snapshot of how the short game was sold: three hours, a choice of session, and the argument that this was the only chance to see the touring side in the north west. The ground is in the venues index.

A frozen football pitch with goalposts, snow on the ground
A frozen pitch by Longyearbyen school on Svalbard. Frost and standing water are what put most rearranged fixtures in the post. Photo: Bernt Rostad from Oslo, Norway · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Fast and furious cricketing action as England takes on Australia. Two matches in three days around the August Bank Holiday, great entertainment for all ages. Take your pick from Sunday afternoon, or Tuesday evening played under floodlights. Matches last approximately three hours – why not come to both? These are the only matches Australia will play against England in the North-West, and tickets are selling fast. Booking is available online above.



Sunday 30th August start time 2.30pm;

Tue 1st September start time 7pm

Prices: £53 Adult; £9 U16’s, hospitality packages from £99+vat per person

Kick-off times move. Dates in the archive are the dates as published in 2008–09.