Australia’s biggest domestic cricket competition is back for its seventh season, with the T20 Big Bash League set to get underway on Tuesday, December 19. This is The Roar‘s guide to live streaming every match online and watching them on TV so you won’t miss a moment of the season.
The competition will run for a little under two months, with the last round-robin game on January 28 and the final set to be played on Saturday, February 4.
The eight teams making up the competition are the Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder.
Perth are the most successful team in Big Bash League history, winning three of the six premierships. The other winners have been the Sixers, Thunder and Heat.
This season, the competition has been increased in length with each team set to play ten games instead of eight.
» Full fixture list
» Full Big Bash League squads
The Big Bash is broadcast exclusively by Channel Ten. Every game will be live with a short pre-game show to commence each match.
If you are on Foxtel, Channel Ten can be found at 110. Otherwise, you will need ten on digital TV.
Channel Ten’s commentary team includes former Australian greats Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Damien Flemming and Mark Waugh.
Unlike regular Channel Ten programming, you won’t be able to stream the Big Bash on TenPlay as Cricket Australia retain all digital rights to matches both international and domestic played in Australia.
Instead, you will need to use the Cricket Australia live pass. With this, there are two options. The first is to buy the 365 pass for $29.99, which allows you to watch every BBL, WBBL and Australian international game played in Australia.
You can get the same level of access for 24 hours by buying a day pass for $5.99.
If you are with Optus, it’s best to check your mobile plan as a subscription to the live pass may be included for free.
Here at The Roar, we will be providing a live blog and highlights of every game played in BBL|07.
If you are looking to listen to games on radio, you will need to go through the Macquarie Radio Network. Matches will only be available if a team from your state is playing, otherwise, you’ll need to listen digitally.
To listen online, you’ll need to have a free Cricket Australia ID and stream the coverage from their website.
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