The Ashes 2025/26 schedule: Dates and times
The full Ashes 2025/26 schedule, including dates and times.

The Ashes has a knack of creeping up on you. One moment it's a far off destination, then all of a sudden we are into the 3rd Test at the Adelaide Oval.
England are up against it. Already. Two Test matches in, the visitors have crumbled to a pair of eight-wicket defeats against Australia.
One more loss will see the Ashes urn remain down under, and big questions will be raised about coach Brendan McCullum and his players.
England will hope that they can at least keep it competitive until the Boxing Day Test at the MCG or the New Year's Test in Sydney.
RadioTimes.com brings you the full schedule for the Ashes in 2025/26.
The Ashes 2025/26 schedule
All UK times and dates.
- 1st Test in Perth (Optus Stadium): from 2:20am, Friday 21st November
- 2nd Test in Brisbane (The Gabba, day-night): from 4am, Thursday 4th December
- 3rd Test in Adelaide (Adelaide Oval): from 11:30pm, Tuesday 16th December
- 4th Test in Melbourne (MCG, Boxing Day Test): from 11:30pm, Thursday 25th December
- 5th Test in Sydney (SCG, New Year’s Test): from 11:30pm, Saturday 3rd January
The Ashes 2025/26 TV and live stream coverage
The Ashes will be shown live on TNT Sports.
There are multiple ways to get TNT Sports. If you already have BT Broadband, you can add TNT Sports to your existing contract from just £18 per month. You can add the ‘Big Sport’ package for £40 per month which includes all TNT Sports and 11 Sky Sports channels via a NOW pass.
You can also watch the series on TNT Sports via discovery+ Premium monthly pass without signing up to a contract. Or access TNT Sports via discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video and stream directly to your smart TV.
Regular subscribers can stream every ball on a variety of devices including laptops, smartphones and tablets via the discovery+ app.
discovery+ is the streaming home of TNT Sports, showing events including live Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Premiership Rugby, UFC, Boxing and MotoGP. Learn more here: discoveryplus.com
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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.

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