Australia: Ashes sets viewing record on Kayo Sports
January 9, 2026
The 2025/26 Ashes series has recorded the highest average audience of any Test series on Kayo Sports, and across all Foxtel Group platforms in Australia.The series, which saw Australia thump England, 4-1, also recorded 1.3 billion minutes streamed, making it the most streamed ever on Kayo Sports, and across all Foxtel Group platforms.
Kayo Sports audiences increased 31 per cent when compared to the Australia vs India series in 2024/25. When compared to the last Ashes series on Australian soil in 2021/22, Kayo Sports audiences were up 112 per cent.
Foxtel Group platforms include Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Foxtel Go and Foxtel Now.
Fox Sports Managing Director, Steve Crawley, said: “It was an exhilarating series with twists that no one could have anticipated, and Australians turned to Fox Sports in record numbers to watch another chapter in one of the world’s greatest rivalries. The success of this series on our platforms reflects the deep connection audiences have with our coverage, alongside the strength of cricket across the country. Congratulations to the Fox Sports team, Cricket Australia, the England Cricket team and, of course, the Australian cricket team on an incredible series that gave us many moments to remember.”
Todd Greenberg, Cricket Australia CEO, added: “We are all enormously proud of the efforts of the Australian team in retaining the Ashes with a dominant display. This yet again underlined the strength of our high-performance program including our coaches, selection panel and support staff. The enormous crowds and audiences for the series were beyond even our most optimistic forecasts and we’re delighted that so many Australians enjoyed the action in brilliant stadiums, on the couch or at the beach. This was the culmination of the fantastic performances of our players, the world class coverage provided by all our broadcast partners and the efforts of everyone at CA who continue to grow cricket audiences and participation. Cricket has truly been everywhere this summer, with the BBL also drawing huge audiences and the women’s multiformat series against India still to come, emphasising our place as Australia’s national sport.”
The 2025/26 Summer of Cricket continues with Fox Cricket on Kayo Sports and Foxtel the only place for Australinas to watch every match of the KFC Big Bash League live with no ad breaks during play.
Fox Cricket on Kayo Sports and Foxtel will also be the only place to watch the upcoming India vs New Zealand Men’s series which starts on January 11th.