Cricket Australia will rake in far less for free-to-air broadcasting of test matches and the Big Bash League as part of a new deal with Foxtel and Seven that leaves the struggling Network Ten without top-tier sport to lure in viewers.

Seven will pay $65 million a year for its package – a sizable decline from the $75 million it has paid since 2018, which will include test matches, live and delayed digital streaming rights and access to a shortened, five to six-week BBL. It amounts to $455 million from Seven over the seven-year term, running from the 2024-25 season to 2030-31.