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Will Perth Stadium be as fast as the Waca? Your ultimate Ashes grounds guide
BBC Sport looks at the underlying stats for each of the grounds that will be used in the 2025-26 Ashes and revisits great matches from series gone by.



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The Ashes returns on 21 November and to mark it why not have a go at testing your cricket knowledge?
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England's chance is now: Perth, the Optus & Ashes
Good news for Mark Wood and bad for Josh Hazlewood enhance England's chances for the first Ashes Test - now they must take it, writes Stephan Shemilt.

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From The Ashes
'Sea legs meant I couldn't bowl' - when England travelled to Australia by boat
Wonderful food, the Duke of Norfolk and Fred Trueman refusing to run laps - England's 1962-63 tour of Australia, the last time they travelled by boat.




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From Test Match Special and Tailenders to No Balls and Stumped - find all your cricket podcasts on BBC Sounds
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Why is England v Australia called the Ashes?
Our Ask Me Anything team look at how the Ashes got its name and what is in the urn.
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