A breakdown of the choices fans now have to view international and domestic cricket in Australia
Where to watch cricket in Australia this summer
Men's Domain Test matches
Men's Tests in Australia will now be shown on two broadcast channels, with Seven and Fox Sports buying the rights for the next six years. It means Channel Nine will not broadcast Australia's home Tests for the first time in 40 years, but Nine have already signed a deal to broadcast the 2019 away Ashes series in the UK.
Image Id: 45B165BFD9544827B802B73C22507DEBCommonwealth Bank women's international matches
In a landmark deal for women's cricket, all home internationals played by Australia’s national women’s team will be shown on free-to-air television for the very first time. Both Seven and Fox Sports will broadcast all of Australia's home Tests, ODIs and T20Is every summer for the next six years.
Fox Cricket will also broadcast every match from the Women's World T20 in November, while the Nine Network will be simulcasting the games involving Australia.
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Fox Sports have secured exclusive rights to broadcast Australia's home one-day internationals and T20 internationals, meaning these matches will not be shown on free-to-air television. As well as on Foxtel, fans can watch the limited-overs matches against Australia on the CA Live app and cricket.com.au.
However, the 2019 World Cup and the 2020 World T20 will be broadcast on free-to-air by Channel Nine due to pre-existing deals with the ICC.
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The hugely-successful BBL has been expanded to a full home-and-away season for the first time, with a total of 59 matches to be played – 56 round games, two semi-finals and the final. It will no longer be shown on Network Ten; Seven Network will show 43 games on free-to-air, while Fox Sports will simulcast those 43 matches and also broadcast the 16 games not shown on Seven. The expanded BBL season means the same number of matches will be shown on free-to-air television (43) as last summer.
A full list of broadcasters for each match can be seen below.
Date |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
TV |
19/12 | Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Strikers | Gabba | 7 & Fox |
20/12 | Melbourne Renegades | Perth Scorchers | Marvel Stadium | 7 & Fox |
21/12 | Sydney Thunder | Melbourne Stars | Manuka Oval | 7 & Fox |
22/12 | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | SCG | Fox |
22/12 | Brisbane Heat | Hobart Hurricanes | Metricon Stadium | Fox |
23/12 | Adelaide Strikers | Melbourne Renegades | Adelaide Oval | 7 & Fox |
24/12 | Hobart Hurricanes | Melbourne Stars | Blundstone Arena | Fox |
24/12 | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Spotless Stadium | 7 & Fox |
26/12 | Perth Scorchers | Adelaide Strikers | Optus Stadium | 7 & Fox |
27/12 | Sydney Sixers | Melbourne Stars | SCG | 7 & Fox |
28/12 | Hobart Hurricanes | Sydney Thunder | Blundstone Arena | 7 & Fox |
29/12 | Melbourne Renegades | Sydney Sixers | Marvel Stadium | Fox |
30/12 | Hobart Hurricanes | Perth Scorchers | UTAS Stadium | 7 & Fox |
31/12 | Adelaide Strikers | Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Oval | 7 & Fox |
1/1 | Brisbane Heat | Sydney Sixers | Metricon Stadium | 7 & Fox |
1/1 | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | MCG | 7 & Fox |
2/1 | Sydney Thunder | Perth Scorchers | Spotless Stadium | 7 & Fox |
3/1 | Melbourne Renegades | Adelaide Strikers | GMHBA Stadium | 7 & Fox |
4/1 | Hobart Hurricanes | Sydney Sixers | Blundstone Arena | 7 & Fox |
5/1 | Melbourne Stars | Sydney Thunder | Metricon Stadium | Fox |
5/1 | Perth Scorchers | Brisbane Heat | Optus Stadium | Fox |
6/1 | Adelaide Strikers | Sydney Sixers | Adelaide Oval | 7 & Fox |
7/1 | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Marvel Stadium | 7 & Fox |
8/1 | Sydney Thunder | Brisbane Heat | Spotless Stadium | 7 & Fox |
9/1 | Melbourne Stars | Perth Scorchers | MCG | 7 & Fox |
10/1 | Brisbane Heat | Melbourne Renegades | Gabba | 7 & Fox |
11/1 | Adelaide Strikers | Melbourne Stars | Adelaide Oval | Fox |
13/1 | Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Strikers | Spotless Stadium | Fox |
13/1 | Melbourne Renegades | Brisbane Heat | GMHBA Stadium | 7 & Fox |
13/1 | Perth Scorchers | Sydney Sixers | Optus Stadium | 7 & Fox |
14/1 | Melbourne Stars | Hobart Hurricanes | MCG | 7 & Fox |
16/1 | Sydney Sixers | Melbourne Renegades | SCG | 7 & Fox |
17/1 | Brisbane Heat | Sydney Thunder | Gabba | 7 & Fox |
18/1 | Perth Scorchers | Hobart Hurricanes | Optus Stadium | Fox |
19/1 | Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne Stars | Marvel Stadium | Fox |
20/1 | Sydney Sixers | Brisbane Heat | SCG | 7 & Fox |
21/1 | Adelaide Strikers | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval | 7 & Fox |
22/1 | Sydney Thunder | Melbourne Renegades | Spotless Stadium | 7 & Fox |
23/1 | Melbourne Stars | Adelaide Strikers | TBC | 7 & Fox |
23/1 | Sydney Sixers | Hobart Hurricanes | SCG | 7 & Fox |
24/1 | Perth Scorchers | Sydney Thunder | Optus Stadium | 7 & Fox |
27/1 | Melbourne Stars | Brisbane Heat | MCG | 7 & Fox |
28/1 | Perth Scorchers | Melbourne Renegades | Optus Stadium | 7 & Fox |
29/1 | Hobart Hurricanes | Brisbane Heat | Blundstone Arena | Fox |
29/1 | Sydney Sixers | Adelaide Strikers | SCG | Fox |
30/1 | Melbourne Renegades | Sydney Thunder | Marvel Stadium | Fox |
31/1 | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Strikers | UTAS Stadium | 7 & Fox |
1/2 | Brisbane Heat | Perth Scorchers | Gabba | 7 & Fox |
2/2 | Sydney Sixers | Sydney Thunder | SCG | Fox |
3/2 | Adelaide Strikers | Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Oval | Fox |
3/2 | Perth Scorchers | Melbourne Stars | Optus Stadium | 7 & Fox |
7/2 | Hobart Hurricanes | Melbourne Renegades | Blundstone Arena | 7 & Fox |
8/2 | Brisbane Heat | Melbourne Stars | Gabba | 7 & Fox |
9/2 | Adelaide Strikers | Perth Scorchers | Traeger Park | 7 & Fox |
9/2 | Sydney Thunder | Hobart Hurricanes | Manuka Oval | Fox |
10/2 | Melbourne Stars | Sydney Sixers | MCG | 7 & Fox |
14/2 | Semi-Final | TBC | 7 & Fox | |
15/2 | Semi-Final | TBC | 7 & Fox | |
17/2 | Final | TBC | 7 & Fox |
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Rebel Women's Big Bash League
In another big step forward for the women's game, more than a third of WBBL matches will be shown on free-to-air television via Channel Seven. Twenty-three of the 59 matches will be shown by both Seven and Fox Sports, while the remaining 36 games will be live streamed on cricket.com.au and the CA Live App.
View the list of 23 matches that will be broadcast live on the Seven Network and Fox Sports in Australia below.
TV Broadcast Schedule
DATE |
MATCH |
VENUE |
Saturday, 1 December 2018 |
Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes |
CitiPower Centre |
Saturday, 1 December 2018 |
Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars |
CitiPower Centre |
Sunday, 2 December 2018 |
Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat |
CitiPower Centre |
Sunday, 2 December 2018 |
Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder |
CitiPower Centre |
Friday, 7 December 2018 |
Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers |
North Sydney Oval |
Saturday, 8 December 2018 |
Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers |
North Sydney Oval |
Saturday, 8 December 2018 |
Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder |
North Sydney Oval |
Sunday, 9 December 2018 |
Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat |
North Sydney Oval |
Saturday, 15 December 2018 |
Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder |
Blundstone Arena |
Sunday, 16 December 2018 |
Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes |
Blundstone Arena |
Friday, 21 December 2018 |
Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes |
Manuka Oval |
Sunday, 23 December 2018 |
Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars |
Adelaide Oval |
Wednesday, 26 December 2018 |
Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat |
Optus Stadium |
Sunday, 30 December 2018 |
Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat |
UTAS Stadium |
Monday, 31 December 2018 |
Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers |
Adelaide Oval |
Wednesday, 2 January 2019 |
Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers |
Spotless Stadium |
Thursday, 3 January 2019 |
Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes |
GMHBA Stadium |
Tuesday, 8 January 2019 |
Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades |
Spotless Stadium |
Thursday, 10 January 2019 |
Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars |
Gabba |
Monday, 14 January 2019 |
Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers |
MCG |
Saturday, 19 January 2019 |
Semi-Final 1 |
TBC |
Saturday, 19 January 2019 |
Semi-Final 2 |
TBC |
Saturday, 26 January 2019 |
Final |
TBC |
The remaining 36 matches will be streamed live and free on cricket.com.au and the Cricket Australia Live app.
VIEW THE FULL WBBL|04 SCHEDULE HERE
Image Id: 989C1BA828F14D548178118E5D8F91DCJLT Sheffield Shield
For the first time since 2013, the Sheffield Shield final will be shown on television via Fox Sports. Cricket Network will continue to offer free live streaming of all regular-season matches.
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Channel Nine will also no longer broadcast Australian cricket's biggest awards night, with Seven and Fox Sports to both show the awards ceremony where the country's top cricketers are honoured each year.
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Fox Sports have committed to broadcasting the Prime Minister's XI and Governor-General's XI matches. Cricket Network will offer broadcast-quality live streaming of all remaining tour matches involving international sides against Australian domestic opponents.
On-demand highlights
The broadcast deal also includes a new digital partnership between Fox Sports and Cricket Network, which guarantees Cricket Australia's digital channels will continue to carry on-demand highlights of all cricket played in Australia. Fox Sports will also have digital rights for its platforms.
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