England's Ashes Tour of Australia (2025)

[Ball Blazer]

The England Men’s selection panel has named a 16-strong squad for the Ashes Test tour of Australia

England Men's Test Squad (16-players):

• Ben Stokes (Durham) - Captain
• Jofra Archer (Sussex)
• Gus Atkinson (Surrey)
• Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
• Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
• Harry Brook (Yorkshire) – Vice-Captain
• Brydon Carse (Durham)
• Zak Crawley (Kent)
• Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
• Will Jacks (Surrey)
• Ollie Pope (Surrey)
• Matthew Potts (Durham)
• Joe Root (Yorkshire)
• Jamie Smith (Surrey)
• Josh Tongue (Nottinghamshire)
• Mark Wood (Durham)
• England Men’s ODI Squad (16-players):
• Harry Brook (Yorkshire) - Captain
• Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
• Jofra Archer (Sussex)
• Sonny Baker (Hampshire)
• Tom Banton (Somerset)
• Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire)
• Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
• Brydon Carse (Durham)
• Sam Curran (Surrey)
• Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
• Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
• Jamie Overton (Surrey)
• Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
• Joe Root (Yorkshire)
• Jamie Smith (Surrey)
• Luke Wood (Lancashire)

Harry Brook has been confirmed as England’s vice-captain for the Ashes tour, replacing Ollie Pope.

Durham fast bowler Mark Wood returns to the Test squad following his recovery from a left knee injury.

Somerset spinner Shoaib Bashir is available again after recovering from the finger injury sustained during the home series against India.

Durham seamer Matthew Potts and Surrey batting all-rounder Will Jacks are both included. Potts last featured in December 2024 against New Zealand, while Jacks won his most recent Test cap in December 2022 against Pakistan. Jacks will miss the white-ball tour of New Zealand with a broken finger but is expected to be fit for the Ashes.

Test Captain Ben Stokes continues his recovery from the shoulder injury that ruled him out of the final Test against India at the Kia Oval and remains on track to be available for the start of the Test series in November.

The England Lions squad for the tour of Australia, which will mirror the start of the Ashes with matches in Perth, Canberra, and Brisbane, will be announced in due course. The Ashes squad will assemble in Perth during the second week of November.

England Men’s Ashes Test Tour of Australia Schedule: (Timings local)

1st Test: Australia v England, 21-25 November 2025, Optus Stadium, Perth, 10.30am start

2nd Test: Australia v England, 4-8 December 2025, GABBA, Brisbane, 2.30pm start

3rd Test: Australia v England, 17-21 December 2025, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, 10.30am start

4th Test: Australia v England, 25-29 December 2025, MCG, Melbourne, 10.30am start

5th Test: Australia v England, 3-7 January 2026, SCG, Sydney, 10.30am start

 

[sweep_shot]

I expect Aussies to win 4-0 or 4-1.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

A very good England squad. Pretty much the best they could have hoped for.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

For England, alot will depend on the fitness of Archer, Atkinson, Wood and Stokes

 

[kron]

I expect Aussies to win 4-0 or 4-1.

3-1 Aussies.
I expect India to make the wtc final though
And win this time.
Although we know how sena teams like to rig matches by playing in their preferred conditions.

 

[sweep_shot]

3-1 Aussies.
I expect India to make the wtc final though
And win this time.
Although we know how sena teams like to rig matches by playing in their preferred conditions.

I don't see England winning any Test on Aussie soil. I expect 4-0 or 4-1 to Aussies.

I think WTC final should be Australia vs South Africa.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Decent team, no real surprises apart from Jacks.

 

[hassan918]

Merv Hughes at the ’G today for 50 days till the Ashes and the return of the Boxing Day Summer Festival at Yarra Park!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1973582079276499025

 

[hassan918]

Labuschagne boosts Ashes case with another century​

Marnus Labuschagne's push for a recall to Australia's Test squad for the Ashes received another boost as he hit his third century in four innings for Queensland.

The 31-year-old top-order batter made 105 off 91 balls in his side's One-Day Cup defeat by Tasmania, just three days after he scored 160 against the same opponents in Australia's red-ball competition, the Sheffield Shield.

He also scored 130 off 118 in Queensland's One-Day Cup opener against Victoria in September.

Labuschagne, who has compiled 11 centuries in 58 Tests, was dropped from Australia's Test squad for July's series against West Indies.

He faces competition from the likes of Travis Head, Sam Konstas and Nathan McSweeney to force his way back into the side, possibly as Usman Khawaja's opening partner.

Australia left Labuschagne out of their squad for this month's one-day international series against India, but called up top-order batter Matthew Renshaw.

Labuschagne has not scored a Test century since July 2023 - a knock of 111 against England - and is averaging just 24.74 in the format since then, but he attributes his upturn in form to taking his game back to basics.

"I felt good out there," Labuschagne said after his Shield century against Tasmania.

"I feel like I've really stripped it back and my focus is just scoring runs. It's not really too technical - just what I need out there to score runs."

The first Ashes Test is scheduled to begin on Friday, 21 November in Perth.

England have already named their squad for the Ashes but the Aussies are not expected to announce their party until closer to the first Test.

BBC

 

[BouncerGuy]

England playing for 'moral' Ashes victory

David Warner predicts Australia will win the Ashes 4-0 because England will only be concerned about a "moral victory".

Former Australia opener Warner competed in his final Ashes series in 2023, when his side retained the urn with a 2-2 draw in England.

Before the final Test, England batsman Harry Brook suggested that England levelling the series would represent a "moral victory" for his side.

Asked whether Australia's playing style or England's Bazball approach would come out on top in next month's series, Warner referenced Brook's comments, saying: "The Australian way, because we're playing for the Ashes and they're playing for a moral victory.

"I think [Australia will win] 4-0. There's going to be a washout somewhere, generally Sydney. If the captain doesn't play they might win one game."

Warner referred to the fitness doubts over Australia skipper Pat Cummins, who faces a race against time to be fit for the first Test in Perth on 21 November.

Reports in Australia last week said Cummins had been ruled out of the first Test and was a doubt for the remainder of the series.

The 32-year-old has been struggling with a back stress injury and last played a competitive match in July.

Though Cummins has resumed running, bowling is yet to feature in his rehabilitation.

"I wouldn't put a percentage on it, but I'd say probably less likely than likely, but I've still got a bit of time," said Cummins.

"We get into bowling preparation I think next week, so probably a couple of weeks away before actually putting on the spikes and bowling out on turf.

"But it's been a good couple of weeks, each session feels better and better."

Australia coach Andrew McDonald said on Friday that Cummins would likely need a minimum of four weeks of bowling preparation to have any chance of featuring in the first Test.

Cummins agreed, saying: "You'd want at least probably a month in the nets.

"If you play a Test match, you want to make sure you're right to bowl 20 overs in a day and you don't have to really think about it.

"So four weeks is pretty tight. But I think somewhere around that mark."

Given Cummins' timeframe, there is also no guarantee he will be fit for the second Test in Brisbane on 4 December.

"The first step is trying to kind of give me a shot at being right, and then we'll work it out," said Cummins.

Should Cummins miss the first Test, former skipper Steve Smith is likely to captain the side - with Scott Boland stepping in for Cummins in attack.

Australia have held the urn since 2018, while England are without a Test win down under since 2011.

England have their own doubts over captain Ben Stokes, who has been troubled with a shoulder injury since the Test series against India.

Warner says Australia's chances of winning the series would improve if they avoid antagonising Stokes.

"I had the fortunate privilege to share a change room with him when he was younger and he has evolved into a serious cricketer and a fantastic leader," he said.

"If we can sort of not poke that bear and get him up and about, I think that will help the Australians enormously."

BBC

 

[harshjoshi87]

Australia haven't won in England since 2001.

England haven't won in Australia since 2011.

England will come all guns blazing at Australia. India didn't have anyone to support Bumrah last year but England have Archer, Wood, Carse, Tongue, Stokes. Chances are England winning the Ashes 3-1.