Australia have announced their playing XI for the first Ashes 2025-26 Test. Steve Smith is leading the side in Pat Cummins' absence. Pacer Brendan Doggett and batter Jake Weatherald are making their Test debuts. Australia are fielding multiple debutants in an Ashes Test for the first time since the 2010-11 New Year's Test, when Usman Khawaja and Michael Beer debuted.