The SCG New Year’s Ashes Test is scheduled to start on Sunday, 4 January 2026, with the first ball at 10:30 am local time in Sydney.

Key details

  • Match: 5th Ashes Test, Australia vs England at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
  • Dates: 4–8 January 2026 (New Year’s Test in the 2025–26 Ashes series)
  • Start time: 10:30 am local time each day at the SCG (Sydney)

Time zone notes

  • The fixture is listed in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), which applies in Sydney in early January.
  • For UK viewers, play starting around 10:30 am in Sydney corresponds to late evening start on the previous day in GMT.

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