Australia completed a four-one Ashes series win over England on 8 January 2026.
Australia won the first three Tests in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide for an unassailable series lead. England won the fourth Test in Melbourne. Australia won the fifth in Sydney.
England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive officer Richard Gould stated this week: “A thorough review of the campaign is already underway.
“This will cover tour planning and preparation, individual performance and behaviours, and our ability to adapt and respond effectively as circumstances require.”
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Former England captain Kevin Pietersen wrote on social media: “I’ll help with the thorough investigation that the ECB are going to conduct, right here, for free.
“Apart from Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell and Harry Brook WITH a brain, the team isn’t good enough to compete with Australia or India.
“It’s proven just on this tour with Australia missing most of their best players. All the pre-tour game chat, discipline chat and now investigations, they are now mere distractions.
“I’ve been on tours where we just haven’t been good enough as a collective and gotten beaten. We could have prepared for 12 months before it, all been in bed at 7pm every night and everyone stayed 100 percent fit, but we’d have still lost.
“It’s reality! Is what it is. The issue here is optics! Nothing else! And unfortunately, they play a huge part, as sportsmen are public property! So there will be consequences.”
Pietersen, too, praised England Lions and Glamorgan batsman Asa Tribe, who is currently playing for the Paarl Royals in the SA20.
“Whilst I’m on England – there’s an English batter in South Africa called Asa Tribe. Watch him bat, please,” added Pietersen.