When is the next Ashes Test?

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The second Test of the 2025-26 Ashes series takes place in Brisbane and starts on Thursday, 4 December.

England will face Australia in a day-night Test, which will be played with a pink ball.

Play will start at 14:00 local time, which is 04:00 GMT.

The second Test starts nine days after what is scheduled to be the final day of the first Test in Perth. However, with 19 wickets falling on day one of the first Test, it is likely that the first meeting will finish prior to day five.

The final three matches of the series take place in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.

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What are the second Test session times?

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Ben Stokes celebrates taking a wicket during the first Ashes Test in Perth

All times GMT

  • First session 04:00-06:00

  • Dinner 06:00-06:40

  • Second session 06:40-08:40

  • Tea 08:40-09:00

  • Third session 09:00-11:00

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