New Everton stadium 'under serious consideration' to host Ashes Test

Everton's stadium Bramley-Moore Dock is being considered to big a clash betwixt England and Australia erstwhile the Kangaroos caput northbound for an autumn circuit adjacent year

Everton's caller stadium, which remains nether construction, is being considered arsenic a venue for England's rugby league clash with Australia adjacent year.

Australia's world champion broadside volition caput to the UK arsenic they circuit for the archetypal clip successful much than 2 decades adjacent Autumn. The past clip they were successful England they won the delayed Rugby League World Cup successful 2022.

Now they volition look England, who made the semi-finals connected location soil, successful a three-test series. One crippled volition beryllium held successful London wiht 2 much successful the northbound - 1 each connected either broadside of the Pennines. Despite past with grounds similar Old Trafford, Everton's impressive, yet-to-be opened, stadium connected the broadside of the River Mersey astatine Bramley-Moore Dock is connected the shortlist.

The Toffees caller home, which volition regenerate Goodison Park, is acceptable to beryllium completed astatine the extremity of the year, with the nine owed to determination successful adjacent season. Officials are hoping to currency successful from what would beryllium the archetypal Ashes Tour successful much than 20 years, reports the Daily Mail.

The stadium successful Merseyside volition person a capableness of 52,888 and determination is optimism that taking an Ashes trial to the metropolis would pull fans. Manchester City ’s Etihad Stadium has besides been looked at, but is considered a agelong shot. Venues successful Bolton and Wigan are besides successful the running, but with overmuch smaller capacities.

In Yorkshire it looks to beryllium a conflict betwixt Leeds and Hull. Both cities person rugby league pedigree and would pull beardown crowds.

In the superior Wembley is 1 of a fig of grounds being looked at. The London-venue is the yearly big of the Challenge Cup and has a agelong past successful the sport. Tottenham's state-of-the-art crushed is besides an option, but is seen arsenic a pricey venue.

Since 1972 Australia person lone failed to triumph the World Cup connected 1 juncture with New Zealand the squad to thwart them. The Kangaroos bushed their Kiwi rivals successful the semi-finals to triumph the tourney the past clip it was hosted, with that lucifer being played astatine Leeds.

England were semi-finalists past clip out, losing to Samoa astatine Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. A fig of England's apical stars are present playing Down Under successful the NRL and are starring figures, the likes of Herbie Farnworth, who has conscionable starred successful a two-test bid against Samoa.

In aboriginal November England bushed the Pacific Islanders 34-16. That came a week aft they'd secured a 34-18 success, but facing Australia is seen arsenic the eventual test.