England take on world champions Australia in the first Test of the long-awaited best-of-three Rugby League Ashes series in Wembley keen to banish a repeat of agonising late defeats.
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It will be the first Ashes series since 2003, and the first time the two sides play each other since the 2017 Rugby League World Cup final, which Australia won 6-0 in Brisbane.
After Wembley, the second Test is scheduled at Everton’s new Hill-Dickinson Stadium on November 1 before the third and final match in Headingley, Leeds, a week later — both are already sold out.
Sunday morning’s game gets underway at 12.30am AEDT, which is a 3.30pm kick-off time in London.
Recent results favour Australia, having notched up a record 13 consecutive Ashes series between 1973 and 2003. The 22 years it has taken to stage another Ashes series is the longest gap between series in its history.
This series will also see the Australians take on England for the first time in the Ashes, having previously competed against a Great Britain side.
The last Ashes in 2003 saw Australia win 3-0, although each game had no more than six points in them.