AUS vs ENG Match Preview- 1st Test, The Ashes 2025

Australia will face England in the first match of the England tour of Australia. The AUS vs ENG Match Preview provides today's match details for the first Test of The Ashes 2025.

AUS vs ENG Match Preview- 1st Test, The Ashes 2025:

Date and Venue:

The AUS vs ENG match will be played from November 21-25 at Perth Stadium, Perth. The game will start at 7:50 AM IST.

Squads:

Australia

Usman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Brendan Doggett, Scott Boland, Beau Webster, Josh Inglis, Michael Neser

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England

Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Matthew Potts, Josh Tongue, Will Jacks

AUS vs ENG Key battles:

Steve Smith vs Jofra Archer

Australia's stand in captain Steve Smith will look to lead from the front and get the team off to a winning start in the upcoming Ashes series.

Smith will have to tackle the bowling of Jofra Archer, who will look to bounce him out, which makes it a fascinating battle to watch out for.

Travis Head vs Mark Wood

Aggressive left-handed batter Tavis Head, who is known to take the attack to the opposition, will look to do so in the first match itself.

Head will go head-to-head against Mark Wood, who will be raring to go after picking up an injury earlier this year.

Joe Root vs Mitchell Starc

One of England's most experienced batters in the current squad when it comes to playing Test match cricket in Australia, Joe Root, would aim to get his maiden Test hundred on Australian soil in the opening match.

Root will be up against Mitchell Starc, who will eye a similar start to the one he got his team to when The Ashes was last played in Australia.

Ben Stokes vs Scott Boland

Along with Root, England's captain Ben Stokes will play a major role in ensuring that the visitors put on a strong show with the bat while batting in the middle order.

Stokes will face the challenge of Scott Boland, who had a magnificent debut series during the 2021 Ashes when he picked up six wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and would want to come up with a similar performance.

AUS vs ENG Key Players:

AUS - Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland

ENG- Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood

AUS vs ENG Weather Report:

There is a slight chance of rain during the third day of the first game in Parth with a maximum temperature of 27°C and a minimum of 13°C.

Conclusion

Australia would like to maintain their good record against England that the team has in the last fifteen Tests at home when they step on the field to go head-to-head in the Ashes opener, having not lost any of those.

England, on the other hand, would like to get off to a good start as it will set a nice rhythm for the Ben Stokes-led side going ahead in the series, something which hasn't been a common phenomenon in the last few years in this part of the world.