The Ashes: England cricket player ratings for series after 4-1 defeat to Australia extends wait to regain the urn

Jacob Bethell and 18-wicket Josh Tongue earn highest marks as we grade Englands players after the Ashes thumping Down Under; Joe Root hit two hundreds, in Brisbane and Sydney, but what mark did we give him?

When is the next Ashes series?

The next Ashes will take place in 2027 in England. The dates have not yet been confirmed, but the series is played in the UK summer months. The last Ashes played in England took place between 16 June and 31 July 2023. The grounds have already been selected for the five tests:

England Cricket Board Announces 'Thorough Review' Following Ashes Series Loss By Heavy 4-1 Margin

ECB CEO Richard Gould announced a thorough review after England’s 4-1 Ashes loss, probing planning, performance, and behaviour, with a focus on regaining the urn in 2027.

Ashes series a smash hit on Seven and 7plus

The 2025-26 Ashes series is the highest rated Test series ever on Seven, with an average total TV audience of 1.19 million across the five Tests, up 12 per cent year-on-year. Each session had an average 196,000 streaming on 7plus Sport, up 103 per cent.

The Ashes end on a high for Seven, Foxtel, and cricket podcasters alike

The Sydney Ashes Test has wrapped, giving broadcasters and their commercial partners just the second five-day Test of the series.With hopes of an Australian victory high as day five started, it was a great result for cricket broadcast rights holders Seven and the Foxtel Group.

This was the modern art Ashes series. It was as intriguing as it was baffling

Idiosyncratic doesn’t nearly begin to cover it. Abstract, certainly, if not downright obtuse. Let’s take a tour of the gallery.
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