Join the Miguel Delaney Inside Football Get exclusive insights and behind-the scenes access to the Miguel Delaney: inside newsletter Football NewsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney inside Football NewsletterEngland will begin with a 3-day warm-up game against the England Lions at Lilac Hill in Perth’s suburb. This game is scheduled for November 13-15. After that, the Optus Stadium will host the actual match. It will be the ground’s first Ashes Test ahead of the historic WACA. The next two months will see the battle move from city-to-city, including the iconic Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and the New Year’s Test in Sydney. It is important that fans are aware of the time differences in Australia. Perth’s play starts at 2.30am GMT, and will end at 9.30am. In Adelaide, the second Test will be a day/night match that starts at 4.30am and ends at 9.30am. How can I watch the games from home? TNT Sports has secured live television rights. They will send a mixture of former Ashes champions Sir Alastair, Graeme Swann, and Steven Finn for each match. Becky Ives and Alastair Eykyn will be in the stadium, but Rob Hatch, Ebony Rainford Brent and Ebony Eykyn will be commentating the match off-screen from England. Daily highlights and a nightly review show, The Edge, will also be shown.How can I listen along on radio?The BBC’s Test Match Special will be providing live ball-by-ball commentary on Radio 5 Live and Radio 5 Sports Extra. Jonathan Agnew will lead the team, with expert analysis from England’s 2005 Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell, Alex Hartley and Australian great Glenn McGrath.Team newsEngland squad: Ben Stokes (captain), Harry Brook (vice-captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Josh Tongue, Mark Wood.Australia squad (for first Test): Steve Smith (captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster.
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