Test between the second ashes Australia and English Thursday, December 4, 2025 at the Gabba, Brisbane, as a night pink ball clash on December 8. Head of Travis‘An explosive century sealed the opening, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle under lights at the department venue. With USMAN KHAWAJA The back is sidelined by the injured side, the head slides to reveal the head Jake WeatheraldEngland replaces the injured Branded wood with Jacks will do For spin-bowling depth, he aims to level the series in this format, where Australia boast an unbeaten pink-ball record at home against England.
Pat Cummins available for Brisbane test?
Pat Cummins He was announced on 27 November due to injury, not in Australia’s original 14-man squad as a potential participant in the second Ashes Test in England at the Gabba, which starts on 4 December 2025.
Cummins missed Australia’s eight-wicket opener in Perth under the stand-in captain from July 2025 with a bone stress injury in his lower back. Steve Smith. Recent net sessions, Sydney and Brisbane, have seen bowling with the pink ball delaying the takers until the afternoon of December 3rd or December 4th when the buzzer or smithman’s timed tremors sound.looks pretty good“And he understands his body well, but the intensity of the fit differs from the practice; the inclusion can probably replace it Brendan Doggetttogether with Josh English from above Beau Webster For Khawaja’s injury point.
Fitness tests and a final decision in Gabba conditions will see fans like Australia on the sidelines in this afternoon’s pink-ball fixture.
Brisbane Weather Forecast for pink ball test
Brisbane’s forecast promises clear conditions at the start of the Test, with uninterrupted play and PACE friendly bounce, with humidity and winds likely to affect swinging under the flowing floodlights.
Day 1 (Thursday, December 4) CHARACTERISTICS, high of 30°C and only 25% chance of rain above 18°C, with ENE winds, best for Australian shikesh and extreme uv index Mitchell Starc to use in the evening session.
Day 2 (Friday, December 5) Mainly sunny and windy, with only 1% chance of rain at 30°C / 19°C, no winds and extreme UV, steady batting but supporting test fields in the afternoon
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Day 3 (Saturday, December 6) Plenty of sun and windy conditions at 31 ° C / 19 ° C, 1% rain bets, nne winds, 19 km / h, RealFeel® 34 ° C, extreme UV-Prime like pink top skids.
Day 4 (Sunday, December 7) Very hot at 32°C / 22°C, fertile for rising sun, 6% chance of rain, 20km/h and very high UV, potentially slowing down the surface and spinners 10.0 Nathan Lyon late
Day 5 (Monday, December 8) Dramatically cloudy, humid, 91% chance of rain including NW winds at 11km/h and 5.0 moderate to 5.0 – reminiscent of the former Gabba cut
That outlook underscores Australia’s pink-ball tower dominance, but England’s knife-bounge-back hopes of exploiting early perfection at Dayton’s Monday were dashed.
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