Cricket · Tests, white-ball and the county season
The 2027 home Ashes, the winter tour of Australia, the county season, the Blast, The Hundred and the IPL — every session, however early it starts.
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The 2027 summer is the biggest in English cricket for years: five men’s Ashes Tests from 18 June at Trent Bridge to 2 August at The Oval, with the women’s Ashes running alongside it in the same weeks. Sky Sports has the series, and every session — including the ones that start at 11am on a Wednesday — is in the subscription.
Before that comes the winter. England tour Australia for three ODIs and five T20Is in November 2026 on TNT Sports, and in March 2027 Australia and England play a one-off day-night Test at the MCG to mark 150 years since the first Test there.
Through the summer the county game keeps going: the County Championship from April, the Vitality Blast on Friday nights, The Hundred in August, plus the IPL in the spring and the ODI World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in October and November 2027. The replay is the practical part — day three in Brisbane finishes around 6am here.
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Updated 5 October 2026
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Perth, Adelaide and Hobart
Three one-day internationals to open the white-ball tour, starting at Optus Stadium in Perth.
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TNT Sports MCG, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra
Five T20 internationals, including England’s first men’s international on the Gold Coast.
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TNT Sports Melbourne Cricket Ground
A one-off day-night Test marking 150 years since the first Test at the MCG — the ground’s first men’s pink-ball Test.
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Sky Sports County grounds across England
Two divisions of first-class cricket through the summer, running alongside the white-ball competitions.
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Sky Sports ESECB streams Eighteen county grounds
Friday-night T20 cricket across the counties, ending with Finals Day at Edgbaston.
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Sky Sports Trent Bridge, Lord’s, Edgbaston, Utilita Bowl and The Oval
Five Tests: Trent Bridge (18–22 June), Lord’s (30 June – 4 July), Edgbaston (8–12 July), Southampton (21–25 July) and The Oval (29 July – 2 August). England are trying to win the urn back after losing 4-1 in Australia.
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Sky Sports Headingley, Trent Bridge, The Oval, Old Trafford, Southampton, Lord’s and Edgbaston
The multi-format women’s Ashes, with a Test at Headingley followed by three T20s and three ODIs.
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Sky Sports BBBC Eight city venues
The 100-ball competition, with the men’s and women’s finals on the same day.
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Sky Sports BBBC South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia
Fourteen teams and 54 matches across southern Africa — the first 50-over World Cup in the region since 2003.
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Sky Sports Broadcasters
UK rights are split event by event, and the split changes more often than people expect — the Champions League moves to Paramount+ from 2027-28, for instance. This is who has what for 2026-27.
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Channels, kick-off times and the replay: the questions that come up most about cricket.
Ask a questionYes. All five men’s Tests — Trent Bridge (18-22 June), Lord’s (30 June-4 July), Edgbaston (8-12 July), the Utilita Bowl (21-25 July) and The Oval (29 July-2 August) — plus the women’s Ashes series, all on Sky Sports.
The three ODIs and five T20Is in November and December 2026 are on TNT Sports, included in the subscription. Day-night matches from Perth and Brisbane usually finish in the early hours UK time, so the replay is useful.
Yes — Sky Sports shows selected County Championship and Vitality Blast matches, and the ECB’s own streams cover the rest of the county programme.
The IPL is on Sky Sports, and England tours are shared between Sky Sports and TNT Sports. Overseas feeds on SuperSport and ESPN cover the gaps.
The Hundred runs through August on Sky Sports and BBC, both included. The women’s competition is covered to the same standard.
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