Barry_Cooper published BT Sport win the rights to screen the 2017/18 Ashes series

BT Sport are celebrating a big Ashes win after beating Sky Sports in the battle for the rights to the 2017/18 series in Australia.Just a day after England beat Michael Clarke's Aussies 3-2 in the five match series - despite suffering a hammering in the fifth test at the Oval on Sunday, BT have secured the rights in a five-year deal worth £80m.As part of the package agreed with Cricket Australia, believed to be worth in the region of £16m per year, the network will also broadcast home