LONDON, June 1: Trent Bridge will stage next year's first Ashes Test, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday as it released a packed schedule of international cricket in England for 2013.

Australia, looking to regain the Ashes from England, start their tour with two four-day fixtures, against Somerset and Worcestershire, before the opening Test in Nottingham on July 10.

There is no place in the Ashes calendar for a Test at Headingley, the headquarters of Yorkshire and one of England's oldest international venues, but the Leeds ground will stage one of two Test against New Zealand in May with the other at Lord's.

In between the tours by New Zealand and Australia, England will host the 2013 Champions Trophy, a 'mini' World Cup where the top eight sides in 50-over cricket will be on show.

Matches in that competition are due to take place at The Oval, Cardiff and Edgbaston, the Birmingham headquarters of Warwickshire, which will be without a Test next year.

New Zealand tour itinerary:

May 04-06 v Derbyshire, Derby May 09-12 v England Lions, Leicester May 16-20 v England, first Test, Lord's May 24-28 v England, second Test, Headingley May 31 v England, first ODI, Lord's June 02 v England, second ODI, Southampton June 05 v England, third ODI, Trent Bridge June 22 v Kent, T20 warm-up, Canterbury June 25 v England, first T20 International, Oval June 27 v England, second T20 International, Oval Note: T20 tour match at Canterbury on June 22 cancelled if NZL in final of ICC Champions Trophy. ICC Champions Trophy: June 06-17: ICC Champions Trophy Group Stages June 19-20: ICC Champions Trophy Semi-Finals June 23: ICC Champions Trophy Final, Edgbaston Australia tour itinerary: June 26-29 v Somerset, Taunton July 02-05 v Worcestershire, Worcester July 10-14 v England, first Test, Trent Bridge July 18-22 v England, second Test, Lord's July 26-28 v Sussex, Hove Aug 01-05 v England, third Test, Old Trafford Aug 09-13 v England, fourth Test, Chester-le-Street Aug 16-17 v Northamptonshire, Northampton Aug 21-25 v England, fifth Test, Oval Aug 29 v England, first T20, Southampton Aug 31 v England, second T20, Chester-le-Street Sept 03 v Scotland, Edinburgh Sept 06 v England, first ODI, Headingley Sept 08 v England, second ODI, Old Trafford Sept 11 v England, third ODI, Edgbaston Sept 14 v England, fourth ODI, Cardiff Sept 16 v England, fifth ODI, Southampton Additional England fixture: Sept 03: Ireland v England, ODI, Dublin—AFP