When is the next Ashes series? Dates, locations and venues
Your complete guide to when the next Ashes series will be played, plus all the locations and venues.
The Ashes already feels like a distant memory, such is the intensity of a great British summer of sport, but cricket fans will already be looking ahead to the next series.
England drew the series 2-2 with Australia after fighting back from 0-2 down, and may feel aggrieved not to have won the series but for the inevitability of rain in Manchester.
The narrow nature of Australia's retention of the urn has re-ignited the old rivalry and injected fresh intrigue into Test cricket as England continue to press ahead with their five-day format resolution.
Captain Ben Stokes is likely to remain at the helm when the next series Down Under rolls around and the intensity of the 2023 series will not be forgotten when the time comes.
RadioTimes.com rounds up everything we know about the next Ashes series including dates, locations and venues.
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When is the next Ashes series?
The next Ashes series will take place in November 2025 and January 2026.
We will update the schedule below with all the match dates as soon as they are confirmed.
Where is The Ashes held next?
The Ashes 2025/26 will be held in Australia, meaning UK-based fans must prepare to have their body clocks sent for a spin with overnight matches.
Five venues will be confirmed imminently with matches traditionally held at Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
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The Ashes schedule 2025/26
The full schedule for the Ashes 2025/26 has not been confirmed but we will update this page as soon as more details are announced.
One guarantee is that the Boxing Day Test match will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and given the series starts in November, we can anticipate that match will be the fourth Test.
To be confirmed.
1st Test: Australia v England
Date: TBC
Venue: TBC
Time: TBC
2nd Test: Australia v England
Date: TBC
Venue: TBC
Time: TBC
3rd Test: Australia v England
Date: TBC
Venue: TBC
Time: TBC
4th Test: Australia v England
Date: Friday 26th December – Tuesday 30th December
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Time: TBC
5th Test: Australia v England
Date: TBC
Venue: TBC
Time: TBC
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Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
