The Ashes 2025/26 begins on Friday, November 21. Here’s the full list of TV commentators and presenters for the five Tests Down Under.
Ashes 2025/26 Schedule
1st Test: Perth Stadium, Perth – November 21 (10:20am local time)
2nd Test: The Gabba, Brisbane – December 4 (2:00pm local time - day/night)
3rd Test: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide – December 17 (10:00am local time)
4th Test: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne – December 26 (10:30am local time)
5th Test: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney – January 4 (10:30am local time)
Ashes 2025/26: Where to watch
The Ashes will be broadcast live on TNT Sports in the UK, whereas Channel Seven and Foxtel (Fox Cricket) will cover all five games in Australia. Click here for more on how to follow the Ashes from across the world.
Full list of TV commentators for Ashes 2025/26
Fox Cricket
Adam Gilchrist, Mark Waugh and Brett Lee headline the Fox Cricket TV commentary team for the Ashes, with former England captain Michael Vaughan, Isa Guha, and new to the commentary world, David Warner also part of the team. Mark Howard, Brad Haddin, Michael Hussey, Kerry O’Keeffe, Brendon Julian and Mel Jones complete the panel.
Channel Seven
Ricky Ponting and Stuart Broad lead the Channel Seven commentary panel for the Ashes, which also features James Brayshaw, Tim Lane, Greg Blewett, Alister Nicholson, Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Aaron Finch, Trent Copeland, Alison Mitchell, Brad Hodge, Lisa Sthalekar, Callum Ferguson, David Lloyd and Simon Katich.
TNT Sports
For viewers in the UK, Becky Ives will be the presenter, with the commentary panel featuring Sir Alastair Cook, Steven Finn, Justin Langer, Alastair Eykyn, Rob Hatch and Ebony Rainford-Brent.
Ashes 2025/26: Squads for 1st Test
Australia XI: Usman Khawaja, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Brendan Doggett, Scott Boland.
England XII: Ben Stokes (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Mark Wood.
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