The Ashes series 2021-22 is a series of Test cricket matches contested between England and Australia for The Ashes. The series is scheduled to be played at five venues across Australia from 8 December 2021 and 18 January 2022. Australia are the defending holders of the Ashes going into the series. Australia and England have played 351 Test match against each other, Australia have bettter record and lead the head to head record 146-110 while 95 matches have ended in draws.
The Ashes 2021-22 Live Streaming & TV Channel, Australia vs England Live Telecast, Broadcasting Rights 2020-21
Sony Six, Sony TEN 1 and Sony TEN 3 to broadcast live coverage of England v Australia (The Ashes 2021-22) five-match Test series in India and its subcontinent (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) countries; all matches streamed live in the Indian subcontinent on SonyLiv digital platform (Website, App). Sony Pictures Sports Networks India (SPNI) has bagged exclusive telecast rights for International matches played in Australia; they also acquired OTT (Audio, Video, and other media services via the internet) right.
Fox Sports has acquired exclusive media rights for the tournament; they will telecast all matches of the Ashes 2021-22 in Australia on Fox Sports while viewers can also watch online on Foxtel Sports digital platform. Kayo Sports will live stream matches in Australia, a new digital platform in Australia to watch cricket matches online. The Foxtel App is the better option if you already have a TV subscription, while Foxtel Now is the way to go if you only want to stream Foxtel channels. Cricket Australia has revealed that Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) will be their new Radio Rights partner for the Ashes 2021-22. The partnership results in SEN securing exclusive radio rights to broadcast Australia tour of England.
SuperSport to telecast live coverage of The Ashes 2021-22 in South Africa; all matches live streamed on the SuperSport digital platform (Website, App). Cricket viewers in Singapore can watch England vs Australia Ashes series on Hotstar. BeIN Sports have TV rights for live coverage of the tournament in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Countries, here are the list – Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Sudan. This series will be broadcast and streamed live by beIN Sports across 24 countries throughout the MENA region.
Cricket viewers in the United States can watch Australia vs England Ashes Tests series on Willow TV. In the United Kingdom, TV coverage will be shown exclusively live on BT Sport. BT Sport has acquired a free-to-air rights package that includes daily highlights of international matches. BT Sport has bagged exclusive telecast rights for all Australian International matches played in Australia; they also acquired OTT (Audio, Video, and other media services via the internet) right. ATN Cricket Plus and CBN to telecast Australian cricket team’s tour of India in Canada. For the home audience, SKY Sport NZ is the official broadcaster, they can tune to SKY for the live coverage of series.
TV Channels/Broadcasting Rights
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| India & Subcontinent |
Sony Six, Sony TEN 1, Sony 3 TEN |
| New Zealand |
SKY Sport NZ |
| UK | BT Sport |
| Australia | Fox Sports, Channel 7 |
| South Africa |
SuperSport |
| Canada |
ATN Cricket Plus (Asian Television Network), CBN |
| USA | Willow TV |
| Carribean | SportsMax |
Digital |
SonyLiv, Kayo Sports, FOXTEL |
Fox Sports Australia: Brunei, Cambodia, China, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Vietnam.
SportsMax: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, The Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Replublic, Dominica, Estatius, Grench Guiana, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Monserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saba, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Eustatius, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Martin, St Nevis, St Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos.
ESPN: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
SuperSport: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo (including Zaire), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea (including Malabo), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Rwanda Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, St Helena, Swaziland, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), The Republic of South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
ICC TV: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, San Merino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Antarctica, Andorra, Faroe islands, Moldova, Norway, Portugal, Vatican city, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Bouvet Island, Heard Island, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, British Indian Ocean Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, North Korea
The Ashes 2021-22 Schedule, Squads
First Test: December 8-12, The Gabba
Second Test: December 16-20, Adelaide Oval
Third Test: December 26-30, MCG
Fourth Test: January 5-9, SCG
Fifth Test: January 14-18, TBC
Australia Squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (vc), Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner
England Squad: Joe Root (c), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
