2023 Ashes series

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The 2023 Ashes series, branded as the LV= Insurance Men's Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons, was a series of Test cricket matches played between England and Australia for the Ashes in June and July 2023. The five-match series was a part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship, the venues being Edgbaston, Lord's, Headingley, Old Trafford and The Oval. The result was a 2–2 draw, with Australia retaining the Ashes (having won in 2021–22). The 2023 series was the 73rd Ashes series and the 37th to take place in England. Uniquely for a series hosted by England, there were no Tests in August, the dates having been brought forward to avoid a clash with The Hundred tournament. It was also the first time in which Australia played no matches against English county teams, although they did face India in the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final a week before the start of the series. The series was closely and, at times, acrimoniously contested at a time when the continued relevance of Test cricket was being called into question in comparison with shorter forms of the game. The ability of the England team to recover following two narrow defeats with two narrow victories has been ascribed to their introduction of the aggressive Bazball style of play. Australian players Usman Khawaja and Mitchell Starc topped the batting and bowling charts with totals of 496 runs and 23 wickets respectively. The England team were known for the age of their bowlers, with their bowling line-up for the fourth Test being the oldest in 95 years.