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Englandhave announced their squad for the Ashes 2025/26 to be played from November 21, 2025 to January 8, 2026, in Australia. The English team possessed the distinguished urn until 2017. Since then, Australia have succeeded in retaining the title. This time, under the leadership of their captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, the English side will look to be at their best and get the better of the home side. However, things won’t be easy for the visitors because Australia have an exemplary record against England while playing Down Under. England’s last Test series triumph in Australia came in 2011 under Andrew Strauss captaincy.
The English team fans will want their side to quench their 13-year thirst for victory on the Australian
soil in the upcoming series. In the latest squad announcement, a major has taken place in the English team. Harry Brook has replaced Ollie Pope as vice-captain of the side. Mark Wood, who couldn’t show up in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 due to a knee injury, has been named into the 16-member squad.
England squad for Ashes 2025/26: Ben Stokes (captain), Harry Brook (vice-captain), Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Josh Tongue Shoaib Bashir, and Matthew Potts.
England’s Test performance in 2025
In 2025, England have played a couple of Test series. In May, they hammered Zimbabwe by an innings and 45 runs in a four-day Test held in Trent Bridge. Following that, the English side hosted Team India for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. The series ended in a stalemate with 2-2 figures.
Joe Root and Josh Tongue were the most impactful players for England in the competition. Root notched up 537 runs in nine innings of five Tests and ended up as the second-highest run-getter in the competition, while Tongue concluded the tournament as the second-leading wicket-taker. The speedster grabbed 19 wickets in six innings of three contests.
