The dates for the 2025-26 males’s Ashes sequence have been introduced by Cricket Australia with England set to start their battle to regain the urn in Perth from 21-25 November.
Will probably be the primary time the Optus Stadium, opened in December 2017, has hosted an Ashes Take a look at with all 13 earlier conferences between the edges in Perth held on the Waca.
The choice to start out in Perth additionally means Australia will start a house Ashes sequence away from the Gabba in Brisbane for the primary time since 1982-83.
The Gabba, the place Australia have gained 13 of their 22 Ashes Exams and are unbeaten towards England within the format since 1986, will as a substitute host the second Take a look at from 4 to eight December.
That fixture will likely be a day-night match utilizing a pink ball – the primary time an Ashes Take a look at has been held below floodlights on the floor.
England will then head to the Adelaide Oval for the third Take a look at from 17 to 21 December.
That match will likely be adopted by the normal Boxing Day Take a look at on the 100,024-capacity Melbourne Cricket Floor from 26 to 30 December.
The five-match sequence concludes on the Sydney Cricket Floor from 4 to eight January.
Australia will host England within the multi-format ladies’s Ashes in January and February 2025 with the winner decided utilizing a factors system from three one-day internationals, three T20 internationals and a one-off Take a look at match.
