How (and when) to watch The Ashes 2025-26

With AFL is done and dusted and NRL teams hanging up their footy boots, it's time for the Cricket season to come in to bat. The Men's Ashes 2025-26 series is set to begin in late November so here are all the ways you can cheer the Aussies on.

How to watch The Men's Ashes 2025-26 in Australia

The Men's Ashes 2025-26 series will be aired on a number of channels. We've divided these up into pay TV and free to air below.

Pay TV

Both Kayo Sports and Foxtel have the rights to livestream The Men's Ashes 2025-26 series.

	Plan	Price	Details
Kayo Sports	Kayo Sports Standard Standard Full HD streaming · 1 device at once Ad-free From $29.99/mth View Plan	From $29.99/mth	View Plan
Kayo Sports	Kayo Sports Premium Premium 4K UHD · 2 devices at once Ad-free From $45.99/mth View Plan	From $45.99/mth	View Plan

Kayo is the ultimate encyclopaedia of sports content, and Cricket is no exception.

Kayo has the rights to livestream The Men's Ashes 2025-26 series from the first to the fifth test match, same as its parent company, Foxtel.
There are a number of Kayo deals currently running, including a seven-day free trial, one month for $1 or a way new Kayo sign-ups can score bonus Qantas points.

Kayo also boasts a host of unique features to enhance the average viewing experience, including, but not limited to:

• SplitView - where you can watch up to two matches simultaneously on mobile and up to four on a tablet, desktop, Apple TV, or Android TV.
• Key Moments - where you can skip ahead to the most exciting parts of a match.
• No Spoilers - once selected, "no spoilers" will ensure scores don't appear while you're navigating the Kayo interface.

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Foxtel's dedicated cricket channel, Fox Cricket, will air all five test matches live and the most affordable way for to stream via Foxtel is through Foxtel Now.

Gone are the days of needing an installer to come out and drill into your walls. Simply sign up for a subscription, as you would with any other pay TV service, and stream across a range of devices, including PlayStation 4, a smart TV, Chromecast, or via Apple AirPlay on an Apple TV.

Foxtel Now also offers a ten-day free trial; however, it won't carry you through the whole Men's Ashes 2025-26 series, unfortunately.

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In this guide we dissect who is #1, Kayo or Foxtel, in terms of sports streaming. We compare plans, cost, quality, compatibility and more to determine which one is the best value. View our guide.

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beIN Sports Monthly Plan	beIN Sports Monthly Plan	beIN Sports Monthly Plan Watch over 4,000 hours of live events Watch on 1 device Watch on 1 device Min. cost $14.99 per month Deal: 7-day free trial	$14.99/mth Min. cost $14.99 per month	Link not supplied
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Apple TV	Apple TV Monthly Plan	Apple TV Monthly Plan Features exclusive Apple Original award-winning series Watch on 6 devices at once with Apple Family Sharing Watch on 6 devices Min. cost $15.99 per month Deal: 7-day free trial	$15.99/mth Min. cost $15.99 per month	View Plan
Kayo Sports	Kayo Standard Plan	Kayo Standard Plan Over 15,000 hours of sport on-demand sport – new content daily Watch on 1 device at once Watch on 2 devices Min. cost $29.99 per month	$29.99/mth Min. cost $29.99 per month	View Plan
Foxtel Now	Foxtel Now Sports + Movies Bundle	Foxtel Now Sports + Movies Bundle Includes Starter pack plus Movies and Sports with over 50 live sports to stream Watch on 2 devices at once Watch on 2 devices Min. cost $84 per month Deal: 10-day free trial	$84/mth Min. cost $84 per month	View Plan

Free-to-air

Seven, Seven Plus, and ABC Sport will all stream The Men's Ashes 2025-26 series, however, keep in mind these options are limited.

Seven also has a special pre-game Ashes Preview Show hosted by James Brayshaw, who is joined by Cricket legends Ricky Ponting and Aaron Finch.

Here's a list of compatible devices to see which service best suits your needs:

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What are The Men's Ashes 2025-26?

The Men's Ashes is a historical test Cricket series played between Australia and England since 1882. Australia have retained the Ashes since 2017-18. It consists of five test matches, each test lasting five days, meaning the entire series runs for close to a month.

When are The Men's Ashes 2025-26?

The 1st test match of the upcoming Men's Ashes series begins on November 21 2025, with the 5th test match expected to end on January 8 2026.

Here are the dates and times of all five test matches:

• 1st test: November 21 to November 25 2025
• 2nd test: December 4 to December 8 2025
• 3rd test: December 17 to December 21 2025
• 4th test: December 26 to December 30 2025
• 5th test: January 4 to January 8 2026

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