YORKSHIRE have announced that Emerald Headingley will host the third Ashes Test in August next year.

England will take on Australia in Leeds from Thursday, August 22 in a match which will take in the Bank Holiday weekend.

It will be the tourists’ first visit to Headingley for an Ashes Test since 2009.

Yorkshire will also host the fifth Royal London One Day International between England and Pakistan in May 2019.

In addition, Emerald Headingley will also stage four World Cup fixtures across June and July, hosting Afghanistan, England, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies.