{"id":1885,"date":"2025-10-08T06:04:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2025-10-08T06:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:04:22","slug":"soundtrack-to-summer-every-ball-of-the-ashes-live-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/soundtrack-to-summer-every-ball-of-the-ashes-live-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"Soundtrack to summer: Every ball of the Ashes live on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Posted&nbsp;13h ago13 hours ago,&nbsp;updated&nbsp;13h ago13 hours ago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/0ef26fa682c4d7f4cf6642edfc220f95?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=635&amp;cropW=1128&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=9&amp;width=862&amp;height=485\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jim Maxwell and Corbin Middlemas will lead a first-class line-up for ABC SPORT\u2019s coverage of the most anticipated Ashes series in years, as the reigning Aussies take on an English side with a score to settle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the country, wherever you are this summer, you\u2019ll be able to hear every ball from every Test on ABC Local Radio and ABC listen, starting from 21 November with the first Test in Perth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Middlemas will host the coverage across all five Tests joined by \u201cVoice of Summer\u201d Jim Maxwell to call ball-by-ball action as the Aussies, led by Australian Captain Pat Cummins, dig deep to secure another win on home soil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining Middlemas and Maxwell for match coverage will be former Australian coach and dual World Cup winner Darren Lehmann alongside Australian Test legends Glenn McGrath and Stuart Clark and former player and coach Jason Gillespie. Also joining our coverage are renowned English commentators Jonathan Agnew and Alison Mitchell, with additional insights from former English spin bowler Phil Tufnell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aussies face a defiant English team, led by Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, in search of their first series win since 2015 after the 2023 draw saw Australia retain the trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is the most anticipated Ashes in recent memory,\u201d says Middlemas. \u201cCan the Bazballers turn some moral wins into outright victories? There\u2019s no bigger challenge for England than coming down under against this all-conquering Australian team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t 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 5-nil, Darren Lehmann, Jason Gillespie, Stuart Clark and Phil Tufnell. We\u2019re going to have a lot of fun and witness some great cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to our Test coverage, the ABC is the best place to hear all the news, analysis and insights on the Ashes. From&nbsp;the nets&nbsp;to the matches to analysis of the result after the dust settles, the ABC has audiences covered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audiences can find test information, live scores, news and more on the ABC\u2019s dedicated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/sport\/cricket\">cricket feed<\/a>. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/listen\/programs\/the-grandstand-cricket-podcast\"><em>ABC Grandstand Cricket podcast<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;takes audiences on a weekly deep dive into the sport while the&nbsp;<em>Grandstand at Stumps<\/em>&nbsp;podcast covers all the action at the end of every day of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ashes headlines a huge summer of cricket on the ABC. ABC SPORT will also cover the Australian men\u2019s team as they face India in the white ball series in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, the Australian women take on India in an ODI, T20 and Test series. Joining the ABC\u2019s team of commentators and experts for the series will be Michelle Goszko, Charlotte Anneveld, Kirsten Pike, Sarah Elliott, Nicky Shaw and Christina Matthews.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audiences can also hear the Big Bash League and Women\u2019s Big Bash League across the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Summer in Australia is cricket on the ABC. On ABC Local Radio and ABC listen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted&nbsp;13h ago13 hours ago,&nbsp;updated&nbsp;13h ago13 hours ago Jim Maxwell and Corbin Middlemas will lead a first-class line-up for ABC SPORT\u2019s coverage of the most anticipated Ashes series in years, as the reigning Aussies take on an English side with a score to settle. Across the country, wherever you are this summer, you\u2019ll be able to &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/soundtrack-to-summer-every-ball-of-the-ashes-live-on-abc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Soundtrack to summer: Every ball of the Ashes live on ABC&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1886,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1885\/revisions\/1886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}