The 1st Australia versus England Ashes Test of the 2025-26 series promises fireworks. The match which is set to be held at the Perth Stadium, Perth, could see several records that can be broken. And this is a sound way to start the 5-match Test series where records will be a prime focus as things progress.
The Perth Test will be played from November 21 to 25. Steve Smith will lead the Aussies in Pat Cummins’ absence. For England, Ben Stokes will want to showcase his side’s Bazball dominance.
Here we look at the records that may tumble in the Perth Test.
Mitchell Starc eyes 100 Ashes scalps
Australian left-arm quick Mitchell Starc is three wickets away from a milestone of 100 in The Ashes. He owns 97 wickets at 27.37 from 22 matches. As per ESPNcricinfo, he can become the 13th Australian bowler with 100-plus Ashes scalps.
Nathan Lyon can become 2nd-highest wicket-taker for Australia in Tests
Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon is only 2 wickets short of becoming Australia’s 2nd-highest wicket-taker in Tests. Lyon has collected 562 Test scalps to date and needs two more to get past Glenn McGrath, who managed a tally of 563. Only Shane Warne owns more wickets for Australia (708).
3rd batter in Ashes with this record
Steve Smith owns a tally of 3417 Test runs against England at 56.01. He needs only 83 runs to become the 3rd batsman in Ashes history with 3500-plus runs. Sir Don Bradman (5028) and Jack Hobbs (3636) owns over 3500 runs in The Ashes.
7th England batter with this Ashes tally
Joe Root owns the 2nd-most number of runs in Test cricket (13543). As many as 2428 of his runs have come against Australia. He is 72 shy of the 2500-run mark. If he achieves the same, Root will become only the 7th England player with this feat. On his way, he will go past several Englishmen, including Alastair Cook (2493).
Head and Smith eye runs milestone
Travis Head is closing in on the 4000-run mark in Tests. He owns 3963 runs and needs 37 more to attain the landmark. On the other hand, Smith has scored 10477 runs and needs 23 more to reach a mark of 10500. He will become only the 4th Aussie with this record.
The Ashes: Australia eyeing 100th win on home soil
In terms of the H2H record, Australia and England have met each other on 185 occasions in Australia. The hosts have gone on to pick 99 wins besides losing 57. A total of 29 matches have been drawn. So a win here in Perth will hand them their 100th.
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