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The Ashes are here with Australia and England all set to open the highly anticipated five-match series in Perth.
And once again Australians can stream the cricket live and free on 7plus Sport on any device — anytime and anywhere — with an all-star commentary team leading the coverage.
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The first Test begins on Friday, November 21 and is scheduled to run through to Tuesday, November 25. Seven’s coverage kicks off at 12pm AEDT on day one ahead of the first ball at 1.20pm AEDT.
Sydney, Melbourne 12pm live on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus Sport
Brisbane 11am live on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 11.30am live on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus Sport
Perth 9am live on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus Sport
Head here to watch the Ashes live and free on 7plus Sport
Seven has brought together some of the biggest names in world cricket, led by stars from both sides of the divide: Ricky Ponting and Stuart Broad.
Former England international turned popular commentator David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd also joins the team from the third Test in Adelaide.
Ex-Australian coach Justin Langer and opening batsman Matthew Hayden both return alongside Greg Blewett, Simon Katich, Trent Copeland, Aaron Finch and Damien Fleming.
Mel McLaughlin will host the broadcast alongside James Brayshaw, who joins Tim Lane, Alison Mitchell and Alister Nicholson on calling duties through the series.
Five-time ICC Umpire of the Year Simon Taufel returns to offer his perspective while respected journalists Peter Lalor and Bharat Sundaresan will be on deck to report on the biggest breaking news.
After debuting in the AFL season, Unfiltered returns to Seven for the summer of cricket as Hamish McLachlan sits down for five special interviews with some of the sport’s biggest names.
The first edition will air on Saturday, November 22 after day two of the first Test.
In a wide-ranging chat, Alex Carey will open up about life in the baggy green, his path from AFL hopeful to Test cricketer and the moments that have defined his career so far — including the infamous Ashes stumping.
The remaining four episodes will feature Ricky Ponting, Meg Lanning, Glenn Maxwell and Jackson Warne.
The Front Bar kicked off with Steve Waugh ahead of the first Test before Stuart Broad joins Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher on Wednesday, November 26.
The Spin also returns from December 4 with Jason Richardson leading a rotating cast of Channel 7 stars — including Lisa Sthalekar, Brad Hodge, Will Pucovski, Jason Behrendorff, Damien Fleming, Aaron Finch and more — to dissect and analyse the biggest stories from the summer of cricket.
Head here to check out the 7plus Cricket Hub
Minis: Fans can tune into bite-sized clips including the biggest and best moments of matches across all forms of cricket on 7plus Sport
Highlights: Catch all major moments missed in a previous game with highlights on 7plus Sport
Full match replays: Find full replays of each of Seven’s broadcast matches across the Ashes series, WBBL, BBL and Women’s Internationals
The Spin: Every Thursday during the BBL season, Seven’s own Lisa Sthalekar, Brad Hodge and Jason Richardson take a deep dive into the wild word of Cricket, available live, free and on demand on 7plus Sport
Stumped: Hosted by Seven’s team of commentators, the cricket quiz that is so bad it’s good, returns to 7plus Sport for the 2025-26 Summer of Cricket. For the first time Stumped will be live from Test venues throughout the summer
7Cricket Kids Call: It’s cricket by kids, for kids. The first edition will be available to stream live and on demand during the 2025-26 BBL season
Stars TV: Stars TV takes you inside one of the BBL’s greatest clubs, the Melbourne Stars, with behind-the-scenes access to some of the biggest names and rising stars of world cricket. Episodes available to stream every Wednesday on 7plus Sport
Renegades Recruit: Cricketers from across Victoria come together to compete for a unique high-performance opportunity with the Renegades Academy. The winner of the show receives a unique opportunity to develop their cricket with the Renegades
Cricket Gold FAST Channel: Viewers can head to the brand new Cricket Gold FAST Channel on 7plus Sport for an impressive array of Cricket Australia’s archival content from domestic and international competitions of the past
All five days of the Test should be largely uninterrupted, with little rain predicted across the first four days.
Friday: 27C, partly cloudy, slight chance of a shower and chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon
Saturday: 26C, partly cloudy, medium chance of showers
Sunday: 23C, partly cloudy, medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning, mostly sunny afternoon
Monday: 23C, partly cloudy, slight chance of a shower
Tuesday: 23C, partly cloudy
Forecast correct as at November 19
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