After a long two-and-a-half years, England and Australia are ready to resume their heated cricketing rivalry this week as the 2025/26 Ashes Series gets underway in Australia.
Over the next two months, the two sides will go toe-to-toe across five test matches in Australia to determine which country will hold the Ashes until the next series in England in 2027.
At present, Australia are the holders, meaning they only need to draw this series to retain the urn. England, on the other hand, are looking to win their first Ashes Series in Australia since 2010/11.
The belief among English cricket fans is that England have as good a chance as they ever have done of winning the urn down under. Australia’s batting lineup isn’t close to what it once was, while their bowling attack has been struck down by injuries.
Can the much-fabled ‘Bazball’ triumph down under, or will the Aussies win their fourth consecutive home Ashes Series?
Ashes 2025: The odds
Despite all the talk of this being a weak Australian team, they are still considered the favourites to win the series. BoyleSports have priced an Australian series win at 4/7, while a victory for England has been priced at 2/1. The draw, which would be enough for Australia to retain the urn, has been massively overpriced at 8/1.
Ashes 2025: Betting tips
England to win the first test – 7/5
If England are to win the Ashes this winter, the general consensus is that they cannot afford to lose the first test in Perth. I’ll go one further and say that I believe they have to win this test if they are to return to the UK with the urn in the new year.
The stars seem to be aligning for this first test match. Ben Stokes has put to bed any doubts over his shoulder, taking six wickets in England’s warm-up match, while Ollie Pope found some much-needed form with the bat, scoring a century.
Perhaps most crucially from England’s perspective, Mark Wood has been passed fit to play. Perth is notoriously a hard and bouncy wicket, so having Wood available is crucial to England’s chances.
What’s more, Australia are set to be without Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood for the match. To lose two of your best fast bowlers for Perth is a hammer blow and England should be looking to take full advantage.
Joe Root to be England’s leading run scorer – 2/1
Much has been made of Joe Root’s poor form in Australia over the year, but he has never come into an away Ashes series in as good form as he currently is.
Root is currently ranked as the best test batsman in world cricket and is averaging 63.44 this year. Across five tests, it’s unfathomable to think that he won’t score runs, particularly as he is arguably the only English player to be able to turn things down a notch when Bazball isn’t working.
That’s not to say he hasn’t flourished under Brendon McCullum, far from it in fact. Root has scored 14 test centuries since McCullum became the Head Coach, and now is the time for him to squash the only black mark next to his name.
Mitchell Starc to be Australia’s leading wicket taker – 7/4
The seam attack of Cummins, Hazlewood, and Starc has tormented top and middle order batsmen for several years now, but only Starc is fit enough to start the first test in Perth.
There are doubts around the availability of the pair for the second test, too, so Starc will be relied on to be the leader of the Australian attack for the foreseeable.
Starc’s record in Australia is formidable, and he will be particularly potent in the day/night test at the Gabba, where his skills with the pink ball are notorious. Nobody in world cricket can swing the pink ball like Starc, and it would be a surprise if he didn’t take at least half of Australia’s wickets in that particular test.
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