Ashes 2025-26 Results and 2027 Fixtures
Australia won the 2025-26 Ashes 4-1, taking the first three Tests in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide before England won in Melbourne, their first Test victory in Australia since 2010-11, and Australia closed the series in Sydney. Mitchell Starc took 31 wickets and the Compton-Miller Medal, Travis Head made 629 runs, and the Melbourne Test drew 94,199 on Boxing Day, a record for a day of Test cricket. The next series is in England from 18 June 2027. This page has the full 2025-26 results and the confirmed 2027 fixtures.
2025-26 Results
| Test | Venue | Dates | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Perth | 21 to 22 November 2025 | Australia won by 8 wickets. England 172 and 132; Australia 164 and 218 for 2. Starc 7 for 58. Over inside two days. |
| 2nd | Brisbane, day-night | 4 to 7 December 2025 | Australia won by 8 wickets. England 334 and 241; Australia 511 and 69 for 2. |
| 3rd | Adelaide | 17 to 21 December 2025 | Australia won by 82 runs. Australia 371 and 349; England 286 and 352. |
| 4th | Melbourne | 26 to 27 December 2025 | England won by 4 wickets. Australia 152 and 132; England 110 and 178 for 6. Josh Tongue player of the match. |
| 5th | Sydney | 4 to 8 January 2026 | Australia won by 5 wickets. England 384 and 342; Australia 567 and 161 for 5. Head 163, Root 160. |
Australia retained the urn by winning in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide inside three weeks. The series was the first since 1982-83 not to open at the Gabba, and two of the five Tests, Perth and Melbourne, finished in two days.
Series Awards
- Compton-Miller Medal: Mitchell Starc, 31 wickets.
- Most runs: Travis Head, 629.
- Record crowd: 94,199 at the MCG on 26 December 2025.
The win took Australia's series tally to 35 against England's 32, with seven drawn, across 74 series since 1882-83. The full roll is in our Ashes winners list.
2027 Ashes Fixtures
The ECB confirmed the 2027 home series on 23 July 2026:
| Test | Venue | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 18 to 22 June 2027 |
| 2nd | Lord's | 30 June to 4 July 2027 |
| 3rd | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 8 to 12 July 2027 |
| 4th | Utilita Bowl, Southampton | 21 to 25 July 2027 |
| 5th | Kia Oval, London | 29 July to 2 August 2027 |
Australia's warm-up against England Lions is scheduled for Emirates Old Trafford from 7 to 10 June 2027, subject to the World Test Championship final at The Oval the following week. Trent Bridge opens an Ashes series for the first time since 2015; Old Trafford and Headingley do not host a Test in the series. Ticket ballots run through the host grounds and the ECB; check their sites for dates.
Why England Lost
The first three Tests were lost in the first innings: 172 at Perth, 334 against 511 at the Gabba, and 286 against 371 at Adelaide. England's batting recovered at Melbourne, where they chased 175 on a pitch that had produced two totals under 160, and in Sydney, where Root's 160 and a first-innings 384 were not enough against 567. Starc's 31 wickets were the difference; no England bowler reached twenty. Our guide to the greatest Ashes Tests puts the Melbourne win alongside the close finishes of earlier series.
FAQs: Ashes 2025-26 and 2027
Who won the Ashes 2025-26? Australia, 4-1, winning in Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney. England won at Melbourne.
When is the next Ashes? In England from 18 June to 2 August 2027, five Tests at Trent Bridge, Lord's, Edgbaston, Southampton and The Oval.
Who won the Compton-Miller Medal in 2025-26? Mitchell Starc, with 31 wickets in the series.
When did England last win a Test in Australia before Melbourne 2025? Sydney in January 2011, at the end of the 2010-11 series.
Where is the first Test of the 2027 Ashes? Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 18 to 22 June 2027.
Sources
The 2025-26 series results are recorded on the series page, with the Sydney scorecard on ESPNcricinfo. The 2027 fixtures are from the ECB, 23 July 2026.
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