Five ways to follow the Ashes on your mobile

The countdown to the Ashes is nearly over. On Wednesday England will begin their quest to regain the little urn from the clutches of the Aussies.

But if you’re stuck in the office or can’t get to a TV all day how are you going to keep track of the score? Here are the five best ways of following the exploits of KP, Freddie and co.

ECB Cricket iPhone app
The official ECB app for iPhone and iPod Touch gives you real-time access to the latest scores. Rotate the device and you can even see the full innings scorecard.

Cricinfo Mobicast
The smartphone widget from Cricinfo offers a full package of cricketing goodness, from ball-by-ball text commentary to up to date news and podcast downloads. It’ll even vibrate when a wicket falls. Visit http://ci.plusmo.com in your mobile browser to download.

Yahoo! Mobile
Yahoo!’s mobile Ashes coverage will include scores, news and updates easily searchable via Yahoo! oneSearch. Yahoo! Mobile is available as a downloadable app for the iPhone or through the browser on over 500 mobiles at new.uk.m.yahoo.com.

BBC 5 Live Sports Extra
Listen to full match commentary from the BBC live as it happens. Commentary is available online from 5 Live Sports Extra. If your mobile browser can’t access the site directly, try www.radiofeeds.co.uk/pda instead for a Real Player or Windows Media feed.

Guardian Over-by-Over commentary
The original, and best, over-by-over text commentary service comes courtesy of The Guardian. Simply head over to m.guardian.co.uk for their irreverent take on the game.

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