Australia vs England Head-to-Head, Playing XI, Players List, Match Prediction | AUS vs ENG 1st Test Live Updates
Australia and England are set to play the first Test match of the Ashes 2025 at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, and the match will be played from November 21-25, 2025. The Australian team has been playing exceptional cricket over the past few years, whereas England has also played good cricket but struggled in red-ball cricket in recent times.
But if we look at head-to-head records, then it’s going to be a close contest. The Australian National Cricket Team will be looking to win this match with a dominating performance under the leadership of Steve Smith, who is leading the team in the absence of Pat Cummins.
The England National Cricket Team will also be looking to win this match under the leadership of Ben Stokes. England will again play their bazball cricket, so it’s going to be an interesting and exciting match between both teams in Perth.
AUS vs ENG 1st Test Match Details:
Match Between: Australia National Cricket Team vs England National Cricket Team
Date: November 21-25, 2025
Venue: Optus Stadium (Perth Stadium)
Time: 7:50 AM (IST)
Live Streaming Details: Star Sports & Jio Hostar app (India & Sri Lanka), PTV Sports & Myco/Tamasha app (Pakistan), Willow TV (USA & Canada), Fox Sports & Prime Video (Australia), Sky Sports (England).
Australia vs England Head-to-Head in Test:
Total Matches: 361
Australia Won: 152
England Won: 112
Australia vs England Predicted Playing XI:
| Australia Playing XI | England Playing XI |
| Jake Weatherald | Zak Crawley |
| Usman Khawaja | Ben Duckett |
| Marnus Labuschagne | Ollie Pope |
| Steve Smith (C) | Joe Root |
| Travis Head | Harry Brook |
| Cameron Green, | Ben Stokes (C) |
| Alex Carey | Jamie Smith |
| Mitchell Starc | Gus Atkinson |
| Nathan Lyon | Jofra Archer |
| Brendan Doggett | Brydon Carse |
| Scott Boland | Mark Wood |
Australia vs England Match Prediction:
If we look at head-to-head records and stats, the Australian team is way ahead of England. Australia is currently at the top position in the ICC WTC Points Table 2025-27, whereas England is still in 6th position. Australia hasn’t lost any test match in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 Cycle.
So, Australia is expected to win the first test of the Ashes 2025 at Perth Stadium. However, England can give good competition to Australia, but their batting department needs to play exceptional cricket.
Australia National Cricket Team Test Squad:
Steve Smith (Captain), Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster, Scott Boland.
England National Cricket Team Test Squad:
Ben Stokes (Captain), Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse.
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