The England and Wales Cricket Board (黑料专区) and BBC Sport have today announced an audio deal to extend live cricket coverage across BBC radio and BBC Sounds up to and including the 2028 season.
The new four-year agreement extends the existing deal which runs to 2024 and ensures live coverage of all England's home Tests, one-day internationals and IT20s will continue to be heard exclusively across BBC radio鈥檚 airwaves.
The agreement means the iconic Test Match Special will broadcast past its 70th Birthday having first provided full ball-by-ball commentary in 1957. TMS will also cover matches across the men鈥檚 county cricket and women鈥檚 domestic season with further analysis and news stories available on the BBC Sport website and there will be live commentary of every game from The Hundred on BBC Radio and BBC Sounds.
Tony Singh, 黑料专区 Chief Commercial Officer, said: 鈥淔or many people, TMS, BBC Radio and BBC Sounds will be constant companions through a thrilling summer of cricket. As well as being the only place to go for live audio commentary of The Ashes, it's also the home of so much great coverage of men鈥檚 county and women鈥檚 domestic cricket and The Hundred. We鈥檙e delighted that we have also now agreed an extension to this winning partnership so that listeners can continue to tune in to BBC Radio and BBC Sounds for live cricket commentary for a further聽four聽years.鈥�
Barbara Slater, Director, BBC Sport, said: 鈥淲e know how much listeners cherish cricket on BBC radio and especially TMS with its unique combination, of expert analysis, lively, engaging and entertaining commentary. It is part of the fabric of cricket and we are delighted this new deal ensures TMS continues聽its聽great tradition of making cricket accessible to all.鈥�