The Ashes 2025/26 radio coverage: Listen to every ball live on radio and online
Your complete guide to radio coverage of the Ashes in 2025/26.

It's zero degrees outside, the world is a big, scary place, but you're ok, you're wrapped up in a duvet being carried to sleep by Test Match Special. It must be Ashes season.
England fans would be forgiven for mistaking the events in Perth, Brisbane, and Adelaide as nightmares but there was finally some relief at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the tourists ended their 15-year and 18-match wait for a Test victory on Australian soil.
The late-night starts and early morning finishes make it tough for British fans to keep track of all the action, but they don't lack for options when it comes to coverage.
BBC boast the rights to the series once again and the Test Match Special team are on hand to guide you through every single ball.
Jonathan Agnew and the rest of the TMS team have been there every step of the way this winter and will be back in the commentary box at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the 5th and final Test.
RadioTimes.com brings you all the details for radio coverage of the Ashes 2025/26 series.
The Ashes 2025/26 on radio
Test Match Special will broadcast live coverage of every ball from the Ashes in 2025/26 across BBC radio platforms throughout the series.
The action will be live on either BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, the BBC Sport website or BBC Sounds app.
BBC Radio 5 Live is available on DAB radio, MW 693 kHz, 909 kHz and 990 kHz, or you can tune into the station via most TV packages.
Listen to the Ashes 2025/26 online
Online radio coverage – including BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra – will be available on the BBC Sounds app or via the BBC Sport website.
This is the easiest way to tune in to listen, with coverage available on a host of devices – from laptops and computers to portable devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.






