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Australia - best places to catch the Ashes and memories

For those who don't know, the Ashes is a famous, historic test cricket series between Australia and England. England are touring down under in an attempt to regain the Ashes for the first time in almost a decade. Australia will fight to retain the urn. The series is to start on the 21st of November, and will go on till early January across 5 test matches. What are the best places in Australia where one can catch cricket live on television?

Also, feel free to share your Ashes memories during your travels if you're into cricket (or if you're just a passive follower)!

Posted by
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You will find sports bars and pubs in every city and town throughout Australia showing the Ashes on the big screen. Easy to just google "sports bars" or "sports pubs" for any town or city, then look at the reviews.

Posted by
11 posts

If you are in Australia during that time, you should try and get tickets for the Ashes, even if for just one day. There is usually a great atmosphere, lots of beer and sometimes just people watching if the match is dragging.

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548 posts

My lounge room is always a good place to watch cricket live on TV.
Best Ashes memory? Gotta be number one for just about everyone doesn't it? Warnie's first Ashes ball to Gatting.

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480 posts

@ Jayde

Broadcast live on local Channel 7, Internet Fox sports and Kayo. But it is all over bar the celebratory drinks. You will do yourself serious mental harm watching this bunch of Pommy losers. Stop now! Hopefully it will not progress to actual physical harm. Only Joe Root and Jofra Archer would be considered by the Australian selectors. Really enjoy watching Archer letting fly at 150kph. Wish he had immigrated to Perth.

Flew to my home city of Perth, am a longtime WACA member. A great 2 days followed by Rotto, Scarborough Beach and Margaret River. Wonder full stadium. Enjoyed the Balmy Army songs, they can get into your head.

Just finished watching the Gabba victory on TV. The Balmy Army and entourage must be the only sports supporters that celebrate watching their team being humiliated. Have had plenty of practice honing their skills. I believe the expression in Yorkshire is: Thick as two short planks.

Will miss Adelaide and listen on the radio. Have decided that going sailing is more fun. Will be at MCG with the 100,00 others for Boxing Day. I speculate that Will Hill and Ladbrokes will be offering Baggy Greens at 1,000,000 to 1 on, tomorrow.

The sportsman in me wishes I could say best of luck but would be pointless, need a miracle or some of that cocaine floating in the Caribbean.

Regards Ron