TNT Sports unveils Ashes plans – broadcastnow.co.uk

By Max Miller2025-10-15T08:14:00+01:00
Becky Ives will front coverage alongside Sir Alastair Cook, Graeme Swann, and Steven Finn

TNT Sports will send a dedicated on-site team to cover the Ashes this winter. 
Becky Ives will present its coverage, with analysis from former England players Sir Alastair Cook, Graeme Swann and Steven Finn. There will also be special guests joining the presentations through the five-test series. 
Alastair Eykyn and Rob Hatch will commentate, with former England women’s international Ebony Rainford-Brent as well as Cook, Swann and Finn on co-commentary duty. 
Complementing the live coverage, which will largely be through the night in the UK, TNT Sports will broadcast highlights throughout the daytime on its linear channels and discovery+. In addition, it will produce The Edge, a review programme presented from its studios in London. This will air in an evening prime-time slot on TNT Sports after the completion of each Test (UK time). Host Craig Doyle will be joined by two special guests with each show delving into the key moments and standout performances. 
In addition to the Ashes, TNT Sports will also cover England’s white-ball tour of New Zealand (three one day internationals and three T20 internationals, 18 October – 1 November) as well as its tour of Sri Lanka in January 2026. 
Cook said: “The Ashes is always one of the tours you look forward to — it’s one of the toughest challenges in cricket. Winning a Test series in Australia is incredibly rare for touring sides. I’ve experienced both the highs of victory and the disappointment of falling short over there, but there’s a real buzz around this England team. You get the sense they’re capable of doing something special this time.”
Ives said: “As a lifelong cricket fan who grew up scoring matches and still follows the game closely today, it’s an enormous privilege to be leading TNT Sports’ coverage of The Ashes. It’s one of the most iconic events in the world of sport, and to have the opportunity to present the series alongside some of the modern greats of the English game, sharing the story of each Test with millions of viewers across the UK and Ireland, is a true career highlight. I’m incredibly excited to get started.”
Swann said: “An Ashes series in Australia is the absolute pinnacle for any English cricketer. It’s what you dream of when you’re coming through club and then county cricket. While Australia are a formidable side on home soil, and circumstances have tended to conspire against the England side on recent tours there, I’d back this England team to give the series a real shake.”
Finn said: “When you are growing up, the Ashes is the series you want to play in and the one where you make your name. Playing in front of packed houses in the huge stadiums in Australia is the stuff dreams are made of. I have a feeling this will be a really tight, topsy turvy series where every session could decide the fate of the test match. There are some world-class players on show, and this has the makings of a classic series with England trying to win in Australia for the first time in 15 years.”
Rainford-Brent said: “The Ashes has always been more than just a cricket series — it’s a test of nerve, skill, and spirit. This time, it may be decided by the finest of margins, with Australia’s world-class pace attack setting the tone. For England, much will depend on how their batters stand up to that challenge — and how the travelling squad copes with everything that comes with an Ashes tour, both on and off the field.”
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