What is Marnus Labuschagne’s record in Australia?<\/a><\/p>\nWhat is Australia’s record without Pat Cummins?<\/p>\n
Australia have played six Test matches without Cummins\u00a0since he became the Test captain in 2021.<\/p>\n
In those contests, Australia have won five, drawn one, and lost none – proving their resolve as a unit under Smith and McDonald.<\/p>\n
The Aussie’s also have experience besting England without their skipper, cruising to a 275 run victory over the old enemy at the Adelaide Oval in 2021.<\/p>\n
Full list of matches when Cummins is unavailable:<\/p>\n
DateMatchVenueDec 16. 2021Australia def. England by 275 runsAdelaide Oval, AdelaideDec 8. 2022Australia def. West Indies by 419 runsAdelaide Oval, AdelaideMar 1. 2023Australia def. India by 9 wicketsHolkar Cricket Stadium, IndoreMar 9. 2023Australia drew. IndiaNarendra Modi Stadium, AhmedabadJan 29. 2025Australia def. Sri Lanka by inns & 242 runsGalle International Stadium, GalleFeb 6. 2025Australia def. Sri Lanka by 9 wicketsGalle International Stadium, GalleWho will replace Pat Cummins in the first Ashes Test?<\/p>\n
Scott Boland has been selected as replacement for Australian captain Pat Cummins in the nation’s squad for the first Ashes Test.<\/p>\n
Boland is yet to play a Test match in Perth, but his record in other Australian states has been superb so far in his international career.<\/p>\n
In nine appearances in the baggy green on Australian soil, the 36-year-old has 49 wickets at an average of 12.63, including the infamous six-for-seven at the MCG.<\/p>\n
When does the 2025\/26 Ashes start?<\/p>\n
The 2025\/26 season’s Ashes will start in Perth on November 21, 2025, followed by the Tests in Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney over the next 48 days.<\/p>\n
The Ashes 2025\/26 Schedule<\/p>\n
The 2025\/26 Ashes Test series is a part of the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Here is the full schedule for the five-match series:<\/p>\n
FixtureDateVenueAUS vs ENG 1st TestNov 21-25Perth StadiumAUS vs ENG 2nd\u00a0Test (D\/N)Dec 4-8The Gabba, BrisbaneAUS vs ENG 3rd\u00a0TestDec 17-21Adelaide OvalAUS vs ENG\u00a04th\u00a0TestDec 26-30Melbourne Cricket GroundAUS vs ENG\u00a05th\u00a0TestJan 4-8Sydney Cricket Ground<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of at least the first Ashes Test due to a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-263528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}