Overview
- The match will commemorate 150 years since the first Test in 1877 with a single Ashes fixture at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- Cricket Australia is also inviting every living England and Australia captain and all players from the 1977 centenary Test.
- Buckingham Palace has not confirmed whether the King will attend, with BBC Sport seeking comment.
- CEO Todd Greenberg said he wants a full, competitive contest and will press MCG curators after a recent Boxing Day Test ended inside two days.
- England plan a warm-up game and will arrive after their two-Test tour of Bangladesh in February.