The Ashes 2025-26
Nov 21, 2025 - Jan 8, 2026 · Format:Test · Matches 5 · Teams 2

The 74th Ashes series took place in Australia from November 21, 2025, to January 8, 2026, featuring five Tests across Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. Australia retained the urn with a dominant 4-1 victory, securing the series after winning the first three Tests.

Travis Head was the leading run-scorer with 629 runs across ten innings. Mitchell Starc claimed the Player of the Series award after taking 31 wickets. England secured their first Test win in Australia since 2011 with a victory in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.

Stats
Team
Player Matches Inns Runs Avg Sr 4s 6s
Travis Head Australia
5 10 629 62.90 87.36 73 9
Joe Root England
5 10 400 44.44 58.31 41 1
Harry Brook England
5 10 358 39.78 81.74 31 5
Alex Carey Australia
5 8 323 46.14 72.26 28 1
Steven Smith Australia
4 8 286 57.20 63.70 29 5
Zak Crawley England
5 10 273 27.30 64.08 31 1
Marnus Labuschagne Australia
5 10 259 28.78 64.11 31 3
Jamie Smith England
5 10 211 23.44 72.51 27 4
Jacob Bethell England
2 4 205 51.25 60.47 22 0
Ben Matthew Duckett England
5 10 202 20.20 91.40 28 1
Jake Weatherald Australia
5 10 201 22.33 69.79 31 1
Ben Stokes England
5 10 184 18.40 36.58 18 0
Usman Khawaja Australia
4 7 176 25.14 60.07 19 0
Cameron Green Australia
5 8 171 24.43 63.33 21 1
Mitchell Starc Australia
5 7 156 26.00 60.47 23 0
Will Jacks England
4 7 145 20.71 39.94 11 1
Ollie Pope England
3 6 125 20.83 66.14 12 0
Jofra Archer England
3 6 102 25.50 60.71 9 3
Brydon Carse England
5 10 99 11.00 63.46 9 3
Michael Neser Australia
3 4 75 18.75 40.54 12 0
Gus Atkinson England
3 5 73 14.60 85.88 6 3
Beau Webster Australia
1 1 71 81.61 7 0
Josh Inglis Australia
2 3 65 21.67 77.38 8 0
Scott Boland Australia
5 7 42 8.40 35.00 7 0
Brendan Doggett Australia
2 2 20 20.00 39.22 1 0
Pat Cummins Australia
1 2 19 9.50 51.35 2 0
Matthew Potts England
1 2 19 32.20 3 0
Josh Tongue England
3 5 15 5.00 37.50 1 0
Nathan Lyon Australia
2 3 13 4.33 22.81 1 0
Jhye Richardson Australia
1 2 7 7.00 63.64 1 0
Mark Wood England
1 2 4 4.00 200.00 1 0

Top Run Scorers

1. Travis Head
Travis Head AUS · Test
629 Runs
2. Joe Root
Joe Root ENG · Test
400 Runs
3. Harry Brook
Harry Brook ENG · Test
358 Runs

Top Wicket Takers

1. Mitchell Starc
Mitchell Starc AUS · Test
31 Wkts
2. Brydon Carse
Brydon Carse ENG · Test
22 Wkts
3. Scott Boland
Scott Boland AUS · Test
20 Wkts

Wickets Zone

175
Series Wickets Counter
124 Caught
29 Bowled
17 LBW
4 Run Out
1 Stumped

Boundary Tracker

544
4's Counter
42
6's Counter
Last Four Alex Carey (AUS)
Last Six Marnus Labuschagne (AUS)