As the 2023 Ashes get underway on home soil the BBC is bringing all the action to fans with extensive coverage across TV, radio, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds, and BBC Sport online.
So whether you want to watch Ashes 2023 TV highlights, listen to all the England v Australia action ball-by-ball on radio and Sounds or keep up with what's happening online, here's how to follow all the Tests at Edgbaston, Lord's, Headingley, Old Trafford and The Oval across the BBC in June and July 2023.
Ashes 2023 Fixtures List
Men's Ashes Fixtures
- 16 June - First Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 11am
- 28 June - Second Test, Lord's, London, 11am
- 6 July - Third Test, Clean Slate Headingley, Leeds, 11am
- 19 July - Fourth Test, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, 11am
- 27 July - Fifth Test, The Kia Oval, London, 11am
Women's Ashes Fixtures
- 22 June - Five-day Test, Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 11am
- 1 July - First T20, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 6.35pm
- 5 July - Second T20, The Kia Oval, London, 6pm
- 8 July - Third T20, Lord's, London, 6.35pm
- 12 July - First one-day international, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, 1pm
- 16 July - Second one-day international, Ageas Bowl, Southampton, 11am
- 18 July - Third one-day international, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, 1pm
Watch The Ashes 2023 highlights on TV and BBC iPlayer
Today at the Test offers daily TV highlights for all the men’s and women’s Test matches, with Isa Guha presenting the men’s Ashes Test matches. Hour long coverage will be available on BBC Two and iPlayer from Friday 16 June and conclude on Monday 31 July.
What time are the Ashes highlights on BBC TV and iPlayer?
You can watch Ashes 2023 highlights on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer from 7pm on match days, kicking off with First Test, Day One on Friday 16 June.
Listen to the Ashes live on BBC Radio and Sounds
For fans who don’t want to miss a minute of the action, Test Match Special is providing ball-by-ball commentary from each day of both the men’s and women’s Ashes. Proceedings kick off in Edgbaston, as England’s men attempt to win the series for the first time since 2015, while the women face Australia at Trent Bridge on 22 June.
TMS coverage will be available live on 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds, and will be led by Jonathan Agnew, alongside a commentary team including Isa Guha, Simon Mann, Alison Mitchell, Daniel Norcross and Jim Maxwell, with summarisers Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell, Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie, Ebony Rainford Brent, Vic Marks, Moeen Ali and Alex Hartley, with Andy Zaltzman returning as scorer.
For the women’s Ashes they’ll be joined by Melinda Farrell, Henry Moeran, Melissa Story and Emily Windsor, with World Cup winners Anya Shrubsole and Georgia Elwiss, and legendary former Australia captain Alex Blackwell.
Eleanor Oldroyd swaps commentary on the Coronation to lead the reporting team on both men’s and women’s games on BBC 5 Live, and will be joined by Ashes winning bowler Steven Finn and guests.
Listen to Ashes podcasts on BBC Sounds
There will be a new podcast on the TMS feed each day, bringing the best analysis and insight at the end of each day’s play, as well as feature interviews between matches.
Greg James, Jimmy Anderson and Felix White’s Tailenders are creating an Ashes special which fans will be able to watch on BBC iPlayer, as well as listen to on BBC Sounds.
England bowler Kate Cross and World Cup winner Alex Hartley’s award-winning podcast No Balls will also run throughout the series. Including some live editions, they will bring their behind-the-scenes insight into England’s Ashes campaign.
A BBC Sounds exclusive will also bring together the best of the TMS archive, celebrating great Ashes moments.
Follow all the Ashes action across BBC Sport
Throughout this summer of cricket, the BBC Sport website and app will be home to live text commentary, special features, and in-play clips.
Discover How To Win The Ashes on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds
For Ashes fans looking to reminisce on highs and lows of England over recent years, a new documentary brings in-depth interviews with legends of the game, including Ben Stokes, Jimmy Anderson, Steve Smith and Glenn McGrath.
How to Win the Ashes relives the on-field heroics which captured a nation’s imagination, and lifts the lid on the behind-the-scenes turmoil. The in-depth interviews will also be available via a boxset on BBC Sounds.