Broadcasting corporation TNT Sports announced coverage of the 2025-26 Ashes cricket series taking place in Australia for England.
The winter of 2025 promises an exciting season for cricket fans in the UK, as TNT Sports has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast the highly-anticipated NRMA Insurance Ashes series, along with other high-profile series against India and South Africa, and a multi-format women's series against India[1][2][3].
The one-year deal with Cricket Australia grants TNT Sports the rights to England's white-ball series in Ireland, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka over the next five months[1][2][3]. Starting this September, England will play three T20 Internationals against Ireland, followed by a series against New Zealand consisting of three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals in October[1][2]. The New Year will kick off with England's tour to Sri Lanka in January 2026.
The Ashes series will begin in Perth on 21 November, marking the start of TNT Sports' coverage of all Australia men's and women's home internationals until March 2026[1][2][3][4]. This includes the Australian men's limited-overs series against South Africa in August 2025, the Australian men's white-ball series against India in October and November 2025, and the Australian women's multi-format series against India in February and March 2026[1][2][3][4].
England will be aiming to end Australia's grip on the urn, which they have held since 2018. This Ashes series will feature two great sides led by captains Pat Cummins and Ben Stokes[1][5]. The series will culminate in Sydney with the New Year's Test[1][5].
TNT Sports has previously shown England's away Ashes series, while Sky Sports broadcasts all of England's home internationals. BT Sport has also tended to show England's away Ashes series in the past[1][5].
Scott Young, EVP at WBD Sports Europe, expressed excitement about broadcasting the Ashes series[1][5]. Todd Greenberg, Chief Executive Officer at Cricket Australia, expressed satisfaction with the extended partnership with TNT Sports[1][5].
The Ashes series will take place in Australia this winter, ensuring UK audiences won't miss a moment of the action across TNT Sports' TV channels and the Discovery+ streaming platform[1][2][3].
TNT Sports' coverage extends to insurance-sponsored cricket series, as they will broadcast the NRMA Insurance Ashes series in addition to other series, such as England's limited-overs series against South Africa, which is scheduled for August 2025. Furthermore, with the exclusive rights to England's white-ball series in Ireland, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka, sports enthusiasts in the UK can expect an exciting winter of cricket, all available on TNT Sports' TV channels and the Discovery+ streaming platform.
