The latest edition of The Ashes will take place later this year as England and Australia meet in one of sport’s great rivalries.These two have played each other for years and years, and their series is the pinnacle of Test cricket.Australia are the current holders of the Ashes UrnGetty Australia are the current holders of the famous urn and have been since winning it in 2018.There have been a couple of draws in England, but a shared series means the previous winners retain it.By the time the latest edition gets underway, it would have been over ten years since England last won an Ashes series.That win came on home soil and going Down Under has proven to be incredibly difficult for any England team with their last series victory away from home coming in 2011.Since then, the Aussies have won every one, with England failing to win a Test.However, under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, England are a very different side, and they will head to the other side of the world with serious belief they can reclaim The Ashes.The Ashes 2025/26: Dates and how to followThe 2025/26 Ashes takes place over six weeks and includes five Test matches.It starts on Friday, November 21 and will come to an end on Wednesday, January 7.England are yet to confirm exactly when they plan to fly to Australia, but it’s likely they’ll arrive around two weeks before the start of the first Test.Before the opening game, England will play a warm-up match as well, but that is still yet to be confirmed.TNT Sports have the exclusive TV rights to this Ashes series after they struck a deal with Cricket Australia to show every ball on TNT and discovery+.Start times for the broadcasts will follow in due course.talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also be right across the action.To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.The talkSPORT Cricket YouTube channel will also have tonnes of regular content throughout the series, including a daily show.The Ashes 2025/26: ScheduleAll times GMTFirst Test: Australia vs England: Friday, November 21 – Perth Stadium – Perth – 2:30amSecond Test: Australia vs England: Thursday, December 4 – The Gabba – Brisbane – 4:30amThird Test: Australia vs England: Wednesday, December 17 – Adelaide Oval – Adelaide – 12amFourth Test: Australia vs England: Thursday, December 25 – MCG – Melbourne – 11:30pmFifth Test: Australia vs England: Saturday, January 3 – Sydney Cricket Ground – Sydney – 11:30pmThe last Ashes proved to be very controversial a number of timesGettyAustralia have held The Ashes for a long timeGettyThe Ashes 2025/26: StadiumsThe venues for the upcoming Ashes series have been confirmed, and there are some impressive grounds being used.The standout is the Melbourne Cricket Ground [MCG].It is a 100,000-capacity stadium and will host the special ‘Boxing Day Test’.None of the venues being used have a capacity fewer than 48,000.Australian crowds are known to be hostile, but there will be thousands of England fans and members of the Barmy Army also there.List of stadiumsPerth Stadium – Perth – 60,000 capacityThe Gabba – Brisbane – 42,000 capacityAdelaide Oval – Adelaide – 53,500MCG – Melbourne – 100,000Sydney Cricket Ground – 48,000The MCG is a stunning venueThe Ashes 2025/26: SquadsEngland have confirmed their squad for the Ashes, and there are a few surprises.Will Jacks has been selected as the back-up spinner to Shoaib Bashir despite last playing Test cricket in 2022.He gets in ahead of Jack Leach, Liam Dawson and Rehan Ahmed.Ollie Pope has also been replaced as vice captain, with Harry Brook taking that role.Brook is the one-day skipper and is naturally seen as the successor to Ben Stokes, but in the short-term, it raises questions over Pope’s place in the team.The batter is under intense pressure from Jacob Bethell.On the bowling side, England look to be in a very strong position.There is no Chris Woakes after suffering a dislocated shoulder in the final Test against India before announcing his retirement from international cricket recently.However, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood make the side, and if they can stay fit, the visitors will have some serious firepower.Meanwhile, Australia are yet to name their squad, but they have a huge injury doubt for the opener.Captain Pat Cummins has suffered a lower back fracture, and he needs several scans to determine his ability to bowl.Speaking to news.com.au, he said: “We’ll probably use one or two, maybe even three scans to kind of gauge how the back’s tracking.“But like a lot of injuries, you have clinical signs of how you’re feeling, symptoms.“You just want to make sure everything’s as we expect.“That’ll be pretty important, but like anything, there’s always multiple factors. We’ve got a bit of time.“Obviously, you can’t just go from no bowling to bowling tomorrow, so there’ll be a ramping-up period as well, where you’re always tracking along with the physios.”If he can’t play at any point, Scott Boland is likely to come in for the 32-year-old.Stokes’ captaincy will be judged on how England perform in AustraliaGettyThe Ashes 2025/26: What has been said?England legend Broad believes that Stokes and McCullum should remain even if they lose in Australia.Asked if the duo would depart, and he said: “I don’t think so, because he’s taken the white-ball job with a long-term future involved in that.“He’s done wonderful things with the Test match team. Ultimately, I look a bit further than just the results on the field. I think of the development and the mindset that young players are coming into international cricket with.“Harry Brook is a great example of someone who’s debuted under Baz and just gone from strength to strength.“The more young players we can get learning their trade from the mindset of McCullum and [Ben] Stokes, the likes of Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith’s another good example, guys that could carry English cricket for the next 10 years learning at a really young age of how to go about their business from someone who’s exceptional at what they do in Baz McCullum, that’s positive for English cricket.“Baz is in a great position. He can pick and choose what he wants to do, really. But English cricket, I think even if we did lose both series, would be keen to keep him.”