The Gabba will host its first ever day/night Ashes Test in December next year following the release today of the 2025-26 Ashes schedule.

The 2025-26 NRMA Insurance Men’s Ashes series will get underway with the opening Test at Perth Stadium from November 21-25, 2025. 

The Perth Test will be followed by the historic day-night Brisbane Test at the Gabba (December 4-8) and the Christmas Test at Adelaide Oval (December 17-21), with Melbourne’s Boxing Day Test (December 26-30) and Sydney’s New Year’s Test (January 4-8) in their traditional timeslots. 

The Gabba will host the third Test in the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy from 14 December this summer, with strong ticket sales to date for the opening three days. Tickets are on sale now at

The Ashes Test next year will be the fourth Day/Night Test to be held at the Gabba.

Fans travelling to matches can join the Cricket Australia Travel Office waiting list here: 

For updates about ticket release timings and priority access, register here.

Joel Morrison, CA Executive General Manager, Events and Operations said: 

“There is already enormous excitement surrounding the 2025-26 NRMA Insurance Ashes series and we are pleased to announce the dates for the five Men’s Tests to enable fans across the world to lock in their travel plans. 

“The 2025-26 Ashes dates align with our recently released seven-year international schedule and we are grateful for the support state and territory governments are providing to enhance and grow our major events. 

“We have been inundated with requests from fans around the world wanting to travel to Australia and attend the 2025-26 Ashes series and we urge everyone to register with the Australian Cricket Family for priority access to tickets or visit the CA Travel Office to book in their travel.”