Islamabad, Oct 16: Australia Ashes 2025 Schedule Announced with Surprise Inclusion
The five-test series that will take place in Australia next summer will feature a surprising addition of a Day-Night Test, according to Cricket Australia’s schedule for the 2025–2026 Ashes series against England.
For the first time in 43 years, Perth will host the Ashes opening series from November 21–25, 2025; the English team has never played a Test match at this location.
The second Test will take place in Brisbane from December 4–8, using a pink ball under lights. From December 17–21, the action will move to Adelaide, and on December 26, the MCG will host the customary Boxing Day Test. The fifth and final game will take place in Sydney from January 4–8.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Western Australia, the fifth Test of the 2020–21 Ashes series was originally supposed to take place at Perth Stadium; however, it was eventually rescheduled to Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
025-26 NRMA Insurance Men’s Ashes Series Schedule:
| Test | Venue | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Test | Perth Stadium | November 21-25, 2025 |
| 2nd Test | The Gabba | December 4-8, 2025 |
| 3rd Test | Adelaide Oval | December 17-21, 2025 |
| 4th Test | MCG | December 26-30, 2025 |
| 5th Test | SCG | January 4-8, 2026 |
After the rivalry started in 1877, Perth will host the eighth Ashes Test in Australia. This will be the first time the series has not started at the Gabba in almost 40 years. The final occasion the series began outside of Brisbane was during the 1982–1983 Ashes.
The closest result in the recent eight Perth-based Ashes Tests between Australia and England has been Australia’s 150-run loss when Australia reclaimed the urn in 2013–14.
England has experienced thirteen losses and two draws in the Test series since their last triumph at the SCG in Australia in 2011. Australia has won six Test matches and drawn four in England throughout the same period.
