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Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the dates for the 2025-26 Ashes edition, which will be held Down Under. The series will kick off at Perth's Optus Stadium on Nov 21. The five-match Test series will then move to the Gabba, Brisbane, which will host the day-night Test before the Christmas Test will be held at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. The Boxing Day Test will be hosted by the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne before Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) hosts the New Year's Test.

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Ashes 2025-26 schedule

Perth Test (West Test): Perth Stadium | Nov 21-25

Brisbane Test (Day/Night Test): Gabba | Dec 4-8

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Adelaide Test (Christmas Test): Adelaide Oval | Dec 17-21

Melbourne Test (Boxing Day Test): MCG | Dec 26-30

Sydney Test (New Year’s Test): SCG | Jan 4-8

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Notably, there are some big changes in the Ashes schedule. Brisbane, which has traditionally hosted the Ashes opener since 1982-83, will instead host the second Test under lights. Thus, The Gabba won't open the Ashes series Down Under for the first time in over four decades. Adelaide, on the other hand, hosted the day-night Test in the last two Ashes series in Australia but will now hold the pre-Christmas Test as a day game. It has been done as a result of a new agreement between CA and the South Australian government, positioning the Test as a marquee holiday event due to its strong tourism appeal.

England have not won the Ashes in Australia since the 2010/11 edition. Moreover, Australia have the urn since the 2017/18 series.