Ashes 2021, Brisbane Weather Forecast: Will rain play spoilsport in first Test?

Ashes 2021, Brisbane Weather Forecast, 1st Test: The storm could hit on the first, second and third days of the Ashes opener between England and Australia.

Australia under new captain Pat Cummins will be looking to start on a positive note when they take on Joe Root-led England in the first Ashes Test, starting on December 8 in Brisbane. With no time for tour matches and with internal games hit by rain, players will go into the cold for the opening battle of cricket's most enduring rivalry.

England have generally missed the mark on that score, having not won at the Gabba since Mike Gatting's team in the 1986/87 series. Six of the last eight trips to Brisbane ended in defeats that set the tone for more English pain in the series.