Test Match Special team are hitting the road with an all-new live show that celebrates cricket’s fiercest rivalry.

Next summer sees the 73rd Ashes series as England face old foe Australia in one of the most eagerly anticipated clashes in years.

Ahead of the series Test Match Special Live 2023 will visit 17 venues across England and Wales including an unmissable night at Reading Hexagon on Thursday May 4.

TMS’s debut live theatre tour in early 2022 was a huge success, selling out venue across the country and delighting the BBC Radio show’s legions of fans.

As well as reliving the finest moments from Ashes history, and facing audience questions, Test Match Special Live 2023 will see Aggers, McGrath and special guests provide candid and forthright opinion on the issues facing cricket today.

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A veteran of 16 Ashes series behind the microphone, Aggers has witnessed some of the most remarkable games the sport has ever seen. The Test Match Special Live audiences will be treated to the inside story of England’s wins in 2005 and 2010/11 and be taken into the commentary box for THAT game and THAT innings by Ben Stokes at Headingley in 2019.

Aggers said: “We had such a fantastic time on our debut tour that the TMS team has decided to do it all again – and this time with an Ashes twist!

“I am delighted to be taking to the road with a true cricketing great. Glenn and I are really looking forward to reliving those legendary series of the past as well as looking ahead to what should be another intriguing series. The shows will be the perfect appetiser ahead of a fascinating Ashes summer.”

Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday September 9 from www.fane.co.uk/TMS