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The England Lions also toured Australia during November and December 2021, before the majority of the team flew home before the second Test match. [5] Australia successfully retained the Ashes by winning the first three Test matches. [6] The fourth Test ended in a draw, with Australia winning the fifth Test by 146 runs to win the series 4–0. [7]
The 2021–22 Ashes series, named the Vodafone Men's Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons, [1] was a series of five Test cricket matches that were contested between England and Australia for The Ashes. The series was played at five venues across Australia from 8 December 2021 and was scheduled to finish on 18 January 2022.
Although the first Test series played between England and Australia was in the 1876–77 season, [5] [6] the Ashes originated from the solitary Test which the two nations contested in 1882. [7] England lost the match, played at The Oval, and a mock obituary was posted in The Sporting Times, declaring the death of English cricket. It stated that ...
The 2025–26 Ashes series is an upcoming series of Test cricket matches to be played between Australia and England for The Ashes, between November 2025 and January 2026. [1] [2] The five-match series will form part of the 2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship.
The 2021–22 international cricket season took place from September 2021 to April 2022. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 29 Tests , 111 One Day Internationals (ODIs), 112 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), 25 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), 40 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), and two women's Test matches were scheduled to be played during this period.
Prior to the England series, India were scheduled to play the inaugural final of 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship from 18 to 22 June at Southampton. [40] The first Test at Trent Bridge was affected by rain and was ended in a draw. [41] India won the second Test match at Lord's, [42] with England winning the third Test at Headingley. [43]
The five-match Pataudi Trophy between England and India, started 4 August 2021, started the second cycle of the World Test Championship. [6] [7] [8] That series, along with the Ashes in December 2021, were the only two series comprising five Tests in the second WTC cycle. [9] [10] [11] New Zealand were the defending champions.
On 2 February 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia postponed their away series against South Africa, resulting in a guaranteed berth in the final for New Zealand. [9] [10] On 6 March 2021, India also confirmed their berth for the final, after beating England by 3–1 in a home Test series. [11]