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The Ashes 2009 |
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Chuck some bangers on the barbie and some tinnies in the fridge because the Aussies are coming over!
Yes, it's England's Freddie Flintoff and co versus Australia as the biennial festival of cricket comes home. Five Test matches of up to five days each, and we show you when and how to watch it - whether you have Sky TV or not. Howzat?
The Tests
Wednesday 8–Sunday 12 July - First Test, Cardiff
Thursday 16–Monday 20 July - Second Test, Lord's
Thursday 30 July–Monday 3 August - Third Test, Edgbaston
Friday 7–Tuesday 11 August - Fourth Test, Headingley
Thursday 20–Monday 24 August -
Fifth Test, The Oval
Ways to watch
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Sky Sports
For Sky Sports subscribers, there's live coverage from 10:00am and highlights on Sky Sports 1 for each day's play.
See listings for the Ashes on Sky
Sky Player
Want to watch live but don't have Sky? It doesn't mean spending all your spare time in the pub (although it is a great excuse). You can sign up for a one-off one-month contract for £17 that lets you watch the Ashes on Sky Sports online, no Sky box or dish required.
For more on Sky Player, visit the Downloads section of our Digital Guide. To sign up, visit the Sky Player website below.
Watch the Ashes on Sky Player
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Five
Not a subscriber to Sky Sports? Five has a 45-minute highlights programme at 7:15pm at the end of each day's play.
See listings for highlights on Five
Ways to listen
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BBC Radio 5 Live
5 Live Sport will feature a regular 7:00pm Ashes Review programme, while phone-in show Ashes 606 on Saturdays and Sundays gives listeners the chance to air their views.
See listings for the Ashes on 5 Live
The red button
BBC Sport Interactive is providing live commentary of the Tests via the red button on your TV. The audio coverage is accompanied by a scorecard, live stats and photographs.
In My Opinion… blog
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"I blame the ECB. Blinded by cash, these chaps can't see the long-term consequences of selling their sport to a niche broadcaster…" Our blogger thinks the Ashes should be free to watch. Do you agree?
Read the blog
Relive the 2005 Ashes
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It's fair to say things haven't always gone our way in the Ashes, but back in 2005 England recorded a famous victory over Australia. Fancy bathing in some past glory? ESPN Classic is taking a fond look back at the 2005 Ashes.
Relive the 2005 Ashes*
*you must be registered with RadioTimes.com and logged in to see listings for this channel.
Free Ashes magazine
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The England Cricket Board has produced a free 16-page guide to the Ashes, which you can read online or download as a PDF.
Download the magazine
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