Ashes to Ashes

November 24, 2006 2:43 PM

Cricket. Ashes. Where?

So, the other night I had my iBook tuned to 5live, eagerly awaiting the first test, only to find that there's no Ashes coverage via the BBC's site. I can't find my LW radio, I haven't got a DAB receiver and, anyways, I'd rather see what was going on. No, I'm not giving my money to Sky.

Does anyone know of any live online Ashes coverage?

posted by popcassady to sports, hobbies, & recreation (16 comments total)

up for paying? http://www.cricketon.tv/

I'm not, so I hope we can find another source.
posted by Frasermoo at 3:12 PM on November 24, 2006

CricketWorld
posted by essexjan at 3:17 PM on November 24, 2006 [1 favorite]

http://www.cricketworld.com/radio/
posted by Frasermoo at 3:20 PM on November 24, 2006

uh.. as essexjam says...
posted by Frasermoo at 3:20 PM on November 24, 2006

Can you listen online to Radio 4 Long-wave (i.e. Test Match Special)?
posted by matthewr at 3:24 PM on November 24, 2006

Are you sure you can't listen to Five Live's online coverage? The BBC themselves say:

For the first time, UK users will be able to hear commentary on Ashes Tests in Australia online at bbc.co.uk/cricket.

Are you outside the UK at the moment?
posted by afx237vi at 3:26 PM on November 24, 2006

And the ABC service is here.
posted by essexjan at 3:29 PM on November 24, 2006

BBC Five Live is useless for expats. They lock down all the coverage online. EPL, ChampsLeague etc..
posted by Frasermoo at 3:34 PM on November 24, 2006

I am in the UK. But here's the funny thing, I can usually get Champion's League, FA Cup etc... but no Ashes. Same goes for a friend of mine.

ABC brilliant! Hang on, this sounds like ours?
posted by popcassady at 4:26 PM on November 24, 2006

Not sure what I did to deserve the italics.
posted by popcassady at 4:27 PM on November 24, 2006

I honestly came in here thinking this was going to be a question from a loving bug owner wondering where he should bury his cricket's ashes.

I am glad that was not the case.
posted by symphonik at 6:34 PM on November 24, 2006

If all else fails, try Willow TV. It costs $20 a match, but you can watch it live with streaming video if you have the bandwidth. Enjoy!
posted by barnacles at 7:35 PM on November 24, 2006

I'm assuming this is from outside the UK. I listened to it last night online until I fell asleep. We were not good.
posted by tomw at 3:00 AM on November 25, 2006

Rather annoyingly, I'm in Somerset. Must be something to do with my IP address -- same goes for a friend of mine, we're both with different ISPs though.
posted by popcassady at 5:23 AM on November 25, 2006

cricketstreamz.com.
posted by ibmcginty at 9:33 AM on November 25, 2006

Sorry, posted hastily. You hafta pay for video at crickestreamz.
posted by ibmcginty at 9:34 AM on November 25, 2006