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The 2025–26 Ashes series is an upcoming series of Test cricket matches to be played between Australia and England for The Ashes, between November 2025 and January 2026. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The five-match series will form part of the 2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship .
Australia won an Ashes series for the first time in 1891–92, when it beat England 2–1. [6] The 1932–33 tour was known as the " Bodyline series" as, in response to the talented Australian batsman Don Bradman , England developed a tactic of bowling quickly at the body of the batsmen with most of the fielders placed in a close ring on the ...
The Ashes series will be played in a separate season to the men's edition for the first time since the points-based system came into use. [5] The series will be held in points system, where four points will be awarded for a Test win, two points if it is drawn and two points for each win in the limited-overs matches. [6]
Everything you need to know ahead of the five-Test series
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The Ashes is a men's Test cricket series played biennially between England and Australia.The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, its first Test win on English soil.