ABC Sport cricket coverage announced for the Ashes 2025/26 as Australia hosts England

Jim Maxwell will join Corbin Middlemas for ABC Sport's on-air coverage of the 2025/26 Ashes series, leading a first-class line up of cricket experts.

Australian Test stars Glenn McGrath, Darren Lehmann, Jason Gillespie and Stuart Clark will offer their insights throughout the battle between Australia and England, while English commentators Jonathan Agnew and Alison Mitchell will join the crew, along with former England spinner Phil Tufnell.

Listeners will able to hear every ball from every Test on ABC Local Radio and ABC listen, starting from November 21 with the first Test in Perth.

"This is the most anticipated Ashes in recent memory," Middlemas said.

"Can the Bazballers turn some moral wins into outright victories? There's no bigger challenge for England than coming down under against this all-conquering Australian team.

"I can't wait to broadcast the action with our team who know exactly what these Ashes contests are all about. Glenn McGrath, who is renowned for picking Australia five-nil, Darren Lehmann, Jason Gillespie, Stuart Clark and Phil Tufnell. We're going to have a lot of fun and witness some great cricket."

ABC Sport will also be live blogging all the action throughout the summer, with insights and stories from online specialists Dean Bilton, Simon Smale, Jon Healy, Chris De Silva and Russell Jackson.

Audiences can find Test information, live scores, news and more on the ABC’s dedicated cricket feed, while the ABC Grandstand Cricket podcast takes audiences on a weekly deep dive into the sport, while the Grandstand at Stumps podcast will cover all the action at the end of every day of play.

The Ashes headlines a huge summer of cricket on the ABC. ABC Sport will also cover the Australian men's team as they face India in the white ball series and the Australian women taking on India in February. Audiences can also hear the Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League.

Joining the team for the women's series against India will be Michelle Goszko, Charlotte Anneveld, Kirsten Pike, Sarah Elliott, Nicky Shaw and Christina Matthews.

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