The dates for the 2025-26 men’s Ashes series have been announced by Cricket Australia with England set to begin their clash to recover the pot in Perth from 21-25 November.
It will be the first time the Optus Stadium, opened in December 2017, has presented an Ashes Test with all 13 previous meetings between the sides in Perth thought at the Waca.
The conclusion to start in Perth also means Australia will presentation a home Ashes series away from the Gabba in Brisbane for the first time since 1982-83.
The Gabba, where Australia have earned 13 of their 22 Ashes Tests and are undefeated against England in the organization since 1986, will instead crowd the second Test from 4 to 8 December.
That contest will be a day-night match using a pink ball – the first time an Ashes Test has been held under illuminations at the ground.
England will then crown to the Adelaide Oval for the third Test from 17 to 21 December.
That match will be followed by the outdated Boxing Day Test at the 100,024-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground from 26 to 30 December.
The five-match series achieves at the Sydney Cricket Ground from 4 to 8 January.
Australia will host England in the multi-format women’s Ashes in January and February 2025 with the winner strong-minded using a points system from three one-day internationals, three T20 internationals and a unique Test match.
Men’s Ashes 2025-26 schedule
First Test, Optus Stadium in Perth:ย 21-25 November
Second Test, Gabba in Brisbane:ย 4-8 December
Third Test, Adelaide Oval in Adelaide:ย 17-21 December
Fourth Test, MCG in Melbourne:ย 26-30 December
Fifth Test, SCG in Sydney:ย 4-8 January
The 2025-26 Ashes is set to be one of the most estimated in current memory, with England captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum’s plans over the next year geared towards the sequence.
That involved a refresh of England’s speeding attack which prompted theย retirement of James Anderson,ย the country’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker, from international cricket.
Australia engaged the Ashes in England last summer after a highly-charged series completed in a 2-2 draw.
Even though Australia were obligated to the Manchester weather after the final day of the third Test at Old Trafford was wash away out with England in a strong position to four-sided the chains with one match to performance.
England have not won an Ashes series on Australian earth since Andrew Strauss skippered them to a 3-1 success in 2010-11.
Stokes has only only forever won one Ashes series, on home soil in 2015.
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