Where to Watch The Ashes (UK, Australia, USA, India)
The last Ashes is over. Australia beat England 4-1 in Australia. The fifth Test ended on 8 January 2026. Nothing on this page is a live score.
The next Ashes is in England in 2027: a five-Test men’s series and a multi-format women’s series, on overlapping dates. In the UK, the ECB says every England men’s and women’s match of that 2027 home summer will be live on Sky. Other countries are not all confirmed. Check the broadcaster before you pay.
Which series is which
| Series | When and where | Still live? | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Ashes 2025-26 | Five Tests in Australia. Australia won the series 4-1. The Sydney Test ended on 8 January 2026. | No. Finished. | ✓ Confirmed BBC Sport ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Men’s Ashes 2027 | England. 1st Test Trent Bridge 18–22 June; Lord’s 30 June–4 July; Edgbaston 8–12 July; Utilita Bowl 21–25 July; Kia Oval 29 July–2 August. | Not started. Next series. | ✓ Confirmed ECB, 2027 home fixtures ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Women’s Ashes 2027 | England. Test at Headingley 24–27 June, three T20Is (3, 6 and 9 July), three ODIs (13, 16 and 20 July). | Not started. | ✓ Confirmed ECB, 2027 home fixtures ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| 150th Anniversary Test | Cricket Australia has scheduled a men’s Australia v England Test at the MCG from 11 March 2027. CA does not call it an Ashes Test. The 2027 Ashes is the England summer above. | Not started. Separate fixture. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed as a scheduled Test, not as an Ashes series cricket.com.au, 7 Jul 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
England also play Australia in India in the January 2027 and November–December 2027 windows on a rights list TNT published for UK and Ireland viewers. Those are India home series, not the Ashes. See Sky Sports vs TNT Sports.
Where it was shown, and where 2027 is confirmed
| Country | 2025-26 Ashes (finished) | 2027 Ashes in England | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK and Ireland | TNT Sports had exclusive UK rights for every ball of the five Tests, on its channels and discovery+. The deal also covered other Australia internationals in the 2025-26 season only. | Every England men’s and women’s match of the 2027 home summer, which includes both Ashes series, live on Sky. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for both columns 2025-26: SportsPro, 5 Aug 2025 ↗. 2027: ECB ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| UK radio, 2027 | Not a video feed. | BBC Test Match Special: BBC Sport says England home internationals, men’s and women’s, stay on BBC radio and BBC Sounds until at least the end of the 2028 season. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed as audio, from a June 2023 deal page that was still up BBC Sport, TMS deal ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | Home series. Seven and Foxtel (Fox Cricket and Kayo) both list all men’s Tests played in Australia through 2030-31. This series is over. | The 2027 Ashes is in England, so it is not a Cricket Australia home Test. Reports in 2023 said Nine and Foxtel had the England-hosted Ashes for 2027 and 2031. We did not open a Nine or CA contract for it. | ? Unverified 2025-26 home coverage Confirmed on the current CA partner list. 2027 in England Unverified Home: Cricket Australia broadcast partners ↗. Away reports: Sportcal ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| USA and Canada | Willow’s own page says it covers Australia home Tests and England home Tests. We did not open a Willow page that names the 2025-26 Ashes on its own. | 2027 is an England home series. Willow says its coverage includes all England home Tests. That is a catalogue line, not a 2027 Ashes contract. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed as Willow’s coverage claim. The 2027 fixture itself is not a separate press release. Willow about page ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| India | Listing pending. We did not find an official India broadcaster for the 2025-26 Ashes on a page we opened. | Listing pending for 2027. JioStar’s India rights that we could source are ICC events and the BCCI’s own matches, not the Ashes. | Listing pending See the JioHotstar cricket guide · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
UK prices for Sky and TNT are on the cheapest way to watch cricket in the UK. Australian prices are on the Australia price guide. This page does not repeat them.
Questions
Is the Ashes on now?
No. The 2025-26 series in Australia finished on 8 January 2026, Australia winning 4-1. The next men’s and women’s Ashes are in England in June and July 2027.
Where do I watch the 2027 Ashes in the UK?
Sky. The ECB said every England men’s and women’s match of the 2027 international summer will be live on Sky. That summer includes both Ashes series. BBC radio and BBC Sounds have England home audio through at least the end of the 2028 season.
Did TNT Sports show the last Ashes?
Yes, in the UK. SportsPro reported TNT Sports’ exclusive UK rights for the 2025-26 series in Australia, on linear channels and discovery+. That season is over. We have not found a UK broadcaster for Australia cricket after 2025-26.
Can I watch the 2027 Ashes on Seven or Kayo in Australia?
Not confirmed. Seven and Foxtel’s published list is for cricket in Australia. The 2027 Ashes is in England. Press reports named Nine and Foxtel for that away series. Until Nine or Cricket Australia publishes it, the row stays Unverified.
Who shows the Ashes in India or on JioHotstar?
Listing pending. We did not find a primary source. Do not assume JioHotstar has it because it has ICC events and India home matches.
Sources
- BBC Sport, “England beaten to give Australia 4-1 Ashes win”, 8 January 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ECB, “Three Ashes series headline England Cricket home international fixtures for 2027”, 23 July 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- SportsPro, “TNT Sports lands UK rights to England’s tour of Australia”, 5 August 2025 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- BBC Sport, Test Match Special audio deal, 16 June 2023 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- Cricket Australia, broadcast partners ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- cricket.com.au, 2026-27 domestic schedule, including the March 2027 Anniversary Test, 7 July 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- Sportcal, “Report: Nine Entertainment wins free-to-air Ashes rights for 2027 and 2031” ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026. Marked Unverified because it is a report, not a Nine or CA release we opened.
- Willow about page ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026