England’s 2025-26 tour of Australia will begin next November at a new Ashes venue, the state-of-the-art Perth Stadium.

As revealed by Telegraph Sport in July, England have been spared a series opener at the Gabba in Brisbane, where they have not won a Test since November 1986 and have so often got off to dreadful starts in the Ashes.

Instead, the series will open at the 61,000 Perth Stadium, which hosts its first Ashes Test having replaced the Waca Ground as West Australia’s biggest venue.

This will be followed by a day-night Test at the Gabba, the first pink-ball Ashes Test at the ground. The last two series have featured a pink-ball Test at Adelaide Oval, but that ground has been handed its preferred pre-Christmas slot for a daytime match.

The series continues at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day and at concludes at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 4.

Australia have held the urn since the 2017-18 series. The last series between the sides was a thrilling 2-2 draw in England in 2023. England have failed to win even a single Test match in Australia since 2010-11, when they pulled off a famous series win Down Under.

There is renewed hope amongst England fans, however, that under the leadership of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum they can win the Ashes urn back from Australia. With travelling fans locked out of Australia by Covid regulations in 2021-22, England’s supporters are expected to travel in their thousands to watch the series.

When and where Test matches will be played

First Test: November 21-25, 2025
Perth Stadium, Perth

Second Test: December 4-8, 2025
Gabba, Brisbane

Third Test: December 17-21, 2025
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Fourth Test: December 26-30, 2025
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Fifth Test: January 4-8, 2026
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney