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Ashes Series: Fifth Test

Play begins 8pm Thursday if there's no more rain in London.

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The Fifth and final Test in the Ashes Series begins Thursday night on Nine live from The Oval in London.

Roz Kelly hosts with commentary from former Australian captain Mark Taylor, Ashes winner Ian Healy and former international Callum Ferguson. Taylor will be joined on the ground by Louise Ransome, with 9News reporter Sam Djodan filing from London.

The Urn has been retained but the job is not done, as Australia fight to keep England from salvaging a drawn series when the fifth and final Ashes test is exclusive, live and free, from 7.30pm AEST Thursday on the 9Network and 9Now.

Aiming for a series win for the first time in England since 2001, Australia will look to silence their opposition and their fan base at The Oval in London.

Marnus Labuschagne, who scored a century before rain ended the fourth test, will be looking for big-run support from openers Usman Khawaja and David Warner to put Australia on the path to their third victory of the Ashes series.

Captain Pat Cummins will again lead a bowling attack trying to squash England’s flamboyant and carefree “Bazball” batting style that triumphed in the third test.

Day 1 – Thursday, July 27
Sydney 7.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 10.40pm
Melbourne 7.30pm on Channel 9HD
Brisbane 7.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 10.40pm
Adelaide 7.00pm on 9Go!, play switching to Channel 9HD at 7.30pm
Perth 5.30pm on 9Go!, play switching to Channel 9HD at 7.00pm

Day 2 – Friday, July 28
Sydney 7.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 10.40pm
Melbourne 7.30pm on Channel 9HD
Brisbane 7.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 10.40pm
Adelaide 7.00pm on 9Go!, play switching to Channel 9HD at 7.30pm
Perth 5.30pm on 9Go!, play switching to Channel 9HD at 7.00pm

Day 3 – Saturday, July 29
Sydney 7.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 10.15pm
Melbourne 7.30pm on Channel 9HD
Brisbane 7.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 10.15pm
Adelaide 7.00pm on Channel 9HD
Perth 5.30pm on 9Go!, play switching to Channel 9HD at 7.00pm

Day 4 – Sunday, July 30
Sydney 7.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 8.00pm
Melbourne 7.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 8.00pm
Brisbane 7.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 8.00pm
Adelaide 7.00pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 8.00pm
Perth 5.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 8.00pm

Day 5 – Monday, July 31
Sydney 7.30pm on Channel 9HD
Melbourne 7.30pm on Channel 9HD
Brisbane 7.30pm on Channel 9HD
Adelaide 7.00pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 7.30pm
Perth 5.30pm on 9GemHD, play switching to Channel 9HD at 7.30pm

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  1. Given how badly the Summit and Rush did the cricket should have been on their main channel the whole time. Hopefully the thing of 7 and 9 trying to produce low budget copies of other contests is over and done with. The forecast isn’t great but with most of our side out of form, injured or exhausted it’s a good thing we don’t have to win.

  2. Interesting but understandable choice that 9 have gone with putting the Ashes on the main channel on Sunday and Monday night for this test to go head to head with Logies and Australia v Canada in the Women World Cup on 7 over those 2 nights.
    Ratings have been fantastic for 9 and will be fascinating to see which network gets the tv rights for the 2027 Ashes.

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