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Where to watch cricket in Australia this summer

A breakdown of the choices fans now have to view international and domestic cricket in Australia

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.

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Commonwealth 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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Gillette men's ODIs and T20Is

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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KFC Big Bash League

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

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JLT 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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Allan Border & Belinda Clark Medal Night

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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Other matches

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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