High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The period of the 2005 English cricket season from 1 to 14 August included two Ashes Test matches, two rounds of the County Championship, two Under-19 Tests, and the opening Test of the Women`s Ashes. It began with the Australians completing a draw against Worcestershire in a three-day tour match, while Sussex Sharks kept up their good National League run with a win over Somerset Sabres and Bangladesh A won a one-day game against Lancashire.