Women’s Ashes 2025: Dates, venues, squads and format as England look to beat Australia for first time since 2014

All you need to know ahead of the 2025 Women’s Ashes, including dates, times, venues, squads and format, as England look to beat Australia away from home.

When are the Women’s Ashes?

The multi-format series runs from January 11 to February 2 in Australia, with three one-day internationals, as many T20 internationals and a one-off, four-day Test match – a day-nighter at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

• First ODI: 11.30pm, Saturday January 11 – North Sydney Oval
• Second ODI: 11.05pm, Monday January 13 – Junction Oval, Melbourne
• Third ODI: 11.05pm, Thursday January 16 – Ninja Stadium, Hobart
• First T20I: 8.40am, Monday January 20 – Sydney Cricket Ground
• Second T20I: 8.40am, Thursday January 23 – Manuka Oval, Canberra
• Third T20I: 8.10am, Saturday January 25 – Adelaide Oval
• Test: 3.30am, Thursday Jan 30-Sunday Feb 2 – MCG, Melbourne

All dates and times UK and Ireland

How does the points system work?

Teams earn two points for a victory in the white-ball matches or take a point apiece in the event of a washout.

Four points are awarded to the winners of the Test match, with sides earning two points each with a draw or tie.

Who holds the Women’s Ashes?

Australia do which means a series draw will see the home side retain the trophy. Alyssa Healy’s team drew 8-8 in England in 2023 but won the previous two series, each by 12-4 scorelines.

England have not won The Ashes since 2014, with their record since reading played five, lost three, drawn two.

Which players have England picked?

England could field four Ashes debutants in all-rounder Freya Kemp, left-arm spinner Linsey Smith, seam bowler Ryana MacDonald-Gay and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath.

Pace bowler Kate Cross has been named in the ODI and Test squads despite a back spasm ruling her out of the Test against South Africa in December.

England ODI squad

Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge

England T20 squad

Heather Knight (captain), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Linsey Smith, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge

England Test squad

Heather Knight (captain),Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge

Which players have Australia picked?

Australia will be without spin-bowling all-rounder Sophie Molineux due to a knee injury that requires surgery, while it is unclear whether Healy will keep wicket as she manages a knee injury of her own.

Georgia Voll has been included after scoring 173 runs across three ODIs against India in December, including a century in Brisbane.

Australia squad for ODIs and T20s

Alyssa Healy (captain), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris (T20s only), Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham

How will England cope with ‘rammed’ schedule?

The series will be done and dusted in the space of just three weeks, with England coach Jon Lewis saying: “It will be tough for players to play all the games. I don’t think you’ll see consistent selection across the board from either side.

“My preference would be that there’s more space between the games and the players’ preference would be as well.

“I’m pretty sure we would have requested more space between the white-ball games and the Test match. It won’t be straightforward.

“The schedule is pretty rammed close together. There’s no flexibility because of [the Women’s Premier League] and Christmas.”