England v Australia, 3rd Ashes Test 2023: All you need to know

Date, time, location, TV and streaming, squads, form, odds, weather and more ahead of the third meeting of the sides at Headingley...

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What's the match?

The third Test of the 2023 Men's Ashes between England and Australia.

When is it taking place?

Play is scheduled to begin at 11am GMT on Thursday, July 6.

Where is it?

The third Test will be held at Headingley in Leeds.

What's happened so far?

Australia are currently leading the Ashes 2-0, after a dramatic win at Edgbaston and a bad-tempered victory at Lord's, which came despite Ben Stokes' remarkable hundred. Australia have capitalised on England squandering several good positions, especially at Lord's.

In the second Test, Australia scored 416 in their first innings with Steve Smith scoring a hundred, his first of the series. England responded with 325 before they bowled Australia out for 279 using the short ball. Ultimately, however, they fell short in their pursuit of 371.

If England do not win this Test, Australia will retain the Ashes.

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Ollie Pope is out through injury [Getty Images]

Who's involved?

Ollie Pope has been ruled out with a shoulder injury. Dan Lawrence is in line for a callup. Moeen Ali could make a return, while Mark Wood is expected to replace James Anderson.

For Australia, Nathan Lyon has been ruled out of the rest of the Ashes series so Todd Murphy is likely to replace him.

England squad: Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Australia squad: Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Jimmy Pierson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner

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Australia lead the series 2-0 [Getty Images]

What's the weather forecast?

The forecast is good for Headingley during this game, with patchy rain at worst predicted for the Leeds region. Conditions will become overcast at times, while temperatures could top 25 degrees Celsius at the weekend.

What are the odds?

Australia are at 5/4 to extend their series lead to 3-0 while an England win is available at 8/5. Odds of 41/10 are available for a draw.

Where to watch?

In the UK, Sky Sports have the broadcast rights for the entire series, with coverage beginning at 9.30am on day one and 10.15am thereafter. The Test will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event (Channel 401/Virgin 501) and Sky Sports Cricket (Channel 404/Virgin 504). Now TV offers month-by-month subscriptions to Sky Sports.

A one-hour highlights programme will shown on BBC2 from 7pm throughout the five days.

Test Match Special will provide ball by ball radio coverage on BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra, accessible via the BBC Sport website, BBC Sport app, and BBC Sounds app.

The Cricketer will have reports and reaction from each day of the match and after each day's play, George Dobell will field your questions in our Ask George roundup. Get your questions in via our social media channels.

In Australia, fans can watch all five Tests on Fox Cricket or free-to-air on Channel 9. The series can also be streamed via Kayo and 9Now.

Elsewhere, the series will be shown on the Sony Network in India and on Supersport in South Africa. In New Zealand, Spark Sport has the broadcast rights while Willow TV is the place to go in USA and Canada.


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