{
  "id": 2575624,
  "title": "Stokes says decision to leave Headingley off Ashes roster 'shambolic'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/stokes-says-decision-to-leave-headingley-off-ashes-roster-shambolic",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T12:23:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436075/stokes-says-decision-to-leave-headingley-off-ashes-roster-shambolic"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ben Stokes has criticized the omission of Headingley from the men's Ashes Test schedule next year as \"shambolic\". Joe Root expressed his disappointment that Leeds was left off the schedule after England thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs inside three days. The decision to leave Leeds out was announced in 2023, and Stokes had said he was \"devastated\" at the prospect of no men's Ashes Tests in northern England. Headingley will host the women's Ashes Test, while the men's series will be played at the Rose Bowl, Trent Bridge, Lord's, Edgbaston, and the Oval. Root, England's Test captain, highlighted the venue's suitability for Test cricket and expressed his regret that Headingley would miss out on staging a match.",
  "summary": "LEEDS: Ben Stokes has labelled the decision not to hold a men’s Ashes Test at Headingley next year “shambolic”, after Joe Root expressed disappointment that Leeds was left off the schedule. England thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs inside three days at Headingley on Friday, their seventh successive Test win at the ground. It was an ideal start to Root’s second stint as Test captain…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "After Root, Stokes calls ECB decision 'shambolic' over Headingley’s exclusion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/after-root-stokes-calls-ecb-decision-shambolic-over-headingleys",
        "published": "2026-08-22T11:53:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Ben Stokes fumes at ‘shambolic’ decision to omit Headingley from Ashes venues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/ben-stokes-fumes-at-shambolic-decision-to-omit-headingley-from-ashes",
        "published": "2026-08-22T13:33:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}