The value of overseas cricket rights has fallen in recent years with the result that most of England’s winter tours have only been sold at the last minute.
Pierre-Louis Crescitz
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While the finer details are still being discussed, the opening T20 of the five-match series in Melbourne on 21 November is the game of greatest…
The value of overseas cricket rights has fallen in recent years with the result that most of England’s winter tours have only been sold at the last minute.
TNT Sports declined to comment, but Cricket Australia is understood to be confident the deal will be completed.
While the finer details are still being discussed, the opening T20 of the five-match series in Melbourne on 21 November is the game of greatest interest to Channel 5, as the start time of 8.15am on a Saturday morning is likely to attract the biggest UK audience.
The value of overseas cricket rights has fallen in recent years with the result that most of England’s winter tours have only been sold at the last minute.
TNT Sports declined to comment, but Cricket Australia is understood to be confident the deal will be completed.
Channel 5 has live rights for two home men’s and two women’s T20s each summer in a four-year deal that began this year, but has never broadcast an England match from overseas.