The 3rd Ashes Test of the 2025–26 series starts on Wednesday 17 December 2025 at 12:00am GMT (midnight) at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.

Quick timing scoop

  • Start date: 17 December 2025 (3rd Test of the 2025–26 Ashes).
  • Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide.
  • Start time:
    • 12:00am GMT.
* 11:00am local time in Adelaide (ACDT).

Quick context

  • This 3rd Test sits between the Brisbane Test (2nd, starting 4 December 2025) and the Melbourne Boxing Day Test (4th, starting 26 December 2025).
  • It is scheduled as a key mid-series clash in Australia’s home Ashes, with England trying to win back the urn after Australia retained it in 2023.

TL;DR: If you’re asking “when does the 3rd Ashes Test start?”, it’s the Adelaide Test beginning 17 December 2025, with play getting underway at midnight GMT.

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