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After over a year of waiting, Australia take on England in the biggest Test series of 2015. Here’s how to watch the Ashes, as well as listen and stream online.
It’s been 14 years since Australia has won an Ashes series in England and Michael Clarke is taking over the country’s finest to retain the urn.
The Mitchells, Starc and Johnson, will spearhead a formidable pace attack, while Steve Smith and David Warner will be looking to pile on the runs.
After a disastrous couple of years for English cricket, a successful series against an impressive New Zealand side and a new coach in Trevor Bayliss have buoyed hopes of an upset.
TV
The good news is that the entirety of the Ashes series will be available live, free to air on GEM. The bad news is the Channel Nine commentary team is also flying over.
Each day of the series, the Wide World of Sports coverage kicks off at 7:30pm (AEST), with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 8pm and stumps at 3am.
Of course, the start and finish times can vary depending on rain delays, slow over rates etc., but these are the slated times.
Foxtel won’t be broadcasting any coverage of the Ashes.
Radio
The Ashes will be broadcast live on ABC Local Radio (find your frequency here) as well as on ABC Grandstand Digital and the ABC Radio App.
The only exception to this will be on Wednesday, July 8 (first day of the first Test), where the opening session will be broadcast on ABC News Radio and then you’ll have to switch over to ABC Local Radio after 10:30pm (AEST).
The Cricket Australia website and app will also have a live radio stream available for all Australian cricket family members.
Online
The only legitimate streaming option is via the Cricket Australia Live app (available for both iPhone and Android), or cricket.com.au’s match centre. A day-pass will cost $4.99, while a year-long pass is $29.99.
Of course, The Roar will be live blogging each and every ball of the series. You can also catch highlights each morning on Roar TV.
You can follow the official ICC World Cup Twitter page, @cricketworldcup; the Cricket Australia page, @CricketAus and The Roar, @TheRoarSports.
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