Buoyed by the public reaction, the same venue was used for a day-night Test against South Africa last month, while Australia face Pakistan under lights in the first Test at Brisbane this week. "We're really excited to announce that Adelaide will play host to the first ever day-night Ashes Test," said Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland. "We know how much Adelaide fans love this style of Test cricket. We're expecting a full house next year in what is sure to be a great contest."

While the Gabba has long been the first Test on the Australian summer calendar, it lost that right to Perth this year.

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Sutherland said Perth had been pushed back to mid-December for the Ashes to give it more time to complete construction of the new 60,000-seat Perth Stadium. He added that given the slightly later-than-usual start to the series, the schedule allowed for at least three Sheffield Shield matches to be played before the Brisbane opener as preparation. A lack of Sheffield Shield cricket was one of the reasons blamed for Australia suffering a run of five heavy Test defeats this year, before a new-look side ended the slump by beating South Africa last month.

Schedule for the 2017-18 Ashes series: First Test - November 23-27 at the Gabba in Brisbane Second Test - December 2-6, Adelaide Oval (day-night) Third Test - December 14-18, Perth (venue TBC) Fourth Test - December 26-30, Melbourne Cricket Ground Fifth Test - January 4-8, Sydney Cricket Ground Australia v England one-day series (2018) First ODI - January 14, Melbourne Cricket Ground Second ODI - January 19, the Gabba in Brisbane Third ODI - January 21, Sydney Cricket Ground Fourth ODI - January 26, Adelaide Oval Fifth ODI - January 28, Perth