Cricket on TVInternational
Highlights are on the BBC and Channel 5
As with many sports, the rights to cover most major cricket internationals have been snapped up by Sky Sports.
So if you want to watch every ball, you'll need to subscribe either to Sky or to Virgin Media. Highlights appear on C5.
International matches at home are a different story. Because the Ashes with Australia is a Group A fixture and the ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy are Group B, these matches will be shown on the BBC.
| Cricket: International matches | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV source | The Ashes | ICC World Cupb | ICC Champions Trophy | One day internationals a |
Overseas test matches | ||||
Sky |
BBC highlights | BBC highlights and live on Sky Sports |
BBC highlights and live on Sky Sports |
C5 highlights and live on Sky Sports |
C5 highlights and live on Sky Sports |
||||
Freesat |
BBC highlights | BBC highlights | BBC highlights | C5 highlights | C5 highlights | ||||
Virgin Media |
BBC highlights | BBC highlights and live on Sky Sports |
BBC highlights and live on Sky Sports |
C5 highlights and live on Sky Sports |
C5 highlights and live on Sky Sports |
||||
Freeview |
BBC highlights | BBC highlights | BBC highlights | C5 highlights | C5 highlights | ||||
Top-up TV Anytime |
BBC highlights | BBC highlights | BBC highlights | C5 highlights | C5 highlights | ||||
Tiscali |
BBC highlights | BBC highlights and live on Sky Sports |
BBC highlights and live on Sky Sports |
C5 highlights and live on Sky Sports |
C5 highlights and live on Sky Sports |
||||
BT Vision |
BBC highlights | BBC highlights | BBC highlights | C5 highlights | C5 highlights | ||||
Table notes
- Live broadcasts from Sky Sports until 2010
- Full coverage Sky Sports. Free-to-air (Group B) - BBC showing highlights in 2007
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