It is the oldest rivalry in world sport. Test cricket. England and Australia. The Ashes.

The action begins in Perth on Friday and the ABC will be there for every ball of the five tests, which wrap up in Sydney in January.

ABC Sport will live blog all the action throughout the summer, with insights and stories from online specialists Dean Bilton, Simon Smale, Jon Healy, Chris De Silva and Russell Jackson.

Audiences can find Test information, live scores, news and more here at ABC Asia or on the ABC’s dedicated score centre.

The Ashes headlines a huge summer of cricket on the ABC. ABC Sport will also cover the Australian men’s team as they face India in the white ball series and the Australian women taking on India in February.

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