Ashes series begins tomorrow
Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2009 | 6:16 PM
England and Australia will renew their famous sporting rivalry when the first Test of the five-match Ashes series begins in Cardiff, England tomorrow.
Australia are defending champions after winning the 2006-07 series 5-nil, but England won the last series on English soil in 2005 following eight defeats.
The Australians have also lost stars such as Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath to retirement since the last meeting.
They are without injured pair Brett Lee and Shane Watson for Cardiff.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting and England skipper Andrew Strauss both said they will announce their final team selections just before the match.