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TEST MATCH CRICKET

RETURNS TO THE BBC WITH NOSTALGIC RE-RUNS

Highlights from every Test and One Highlights will begin with England’s World Cup trophy. Cup win.
Day International this summer will be three match Test series against
shown on BBC Two from July, mark- West Indies, followed by further Relive the five hour extravaganza
ing the first time Test match cricket programmes throughout the sum- between Novak Djokovic and
has been broadcast on BBC TV in over mer once the international cricket Roger Federer and the against
twenty years. calendar is confirmed. New Zealand, taking home the
team’s first ever 50 over World
•Highlights from every Test and One Over on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Ex- electrifying moment the England
Day International this summer on BBC tra, Test Match Special will broad- cricket team stormed to victory.
Two cast ball-by-ball commentary on all
Isa Guha, BBC’s new lead cricket pre- of England’s international games To warm up for the return of Test
senter, to front highlights show this summer, with the team led by Match highlights, throughout the
Sir Alastair Cook and Carlos Brath- the BBC’s cricket correspondent month of June BBC Sport will
waite to join BBC cricket team for ex- Jonathan Agnew. Aggers will be transport fans back to some of
pert analysis joined on TMS by the likes of Isa the most memorable England v SITTING IN LIMBO
Test Match Special to broadcast all in- Guha, Simon Mann, Alison Mitch- West Indies Test Matches of all
ternational games from July ell and Daniel Norcross with ex- time broadcast on BBC Two every
New documentary One Day to look pert analysis provided by Michael weekend. In tandem, Jonathan Ag- INSPIRED BY A SHOCKING STORY FROM THE WINDRUSH SCANDAL.
back at epic 2019 England World Cup Vaughan, Phil Tufnell, Carlos Brath- new and Fazeer Mohammed will
win waite and Sir Alastair Cook amongst present a weekly TMS podcast on
England v West Indies highlights others. Meanwhile, on Radio 5 Live these classic encounters. Relive
from classic games on BBC Two every Eleanor Oldroyd will provide up- the unforgettable moments as a In making Sitting In Limbo we wanted to make a
weekend in June dates on the action as it happens generation of English cricketers powerful film that addressed one of the greatest
Classic full Test replays to air in June throughout the day’s play. battled against the charismatic political scandals of recent years - Windrush - but
on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra brilliance of the best team in the which also explored the personal impact it had on many
2009 Cricket World Cup-winner Isa The BBC Sport website will have world, the West Indies, from the thousands of real people.
Guha will be lead presenter for BBC video clips of all the big moments June.
TV’s cricket coverage. Isa will front as they happen, along with live Stephen’s script shines a light on a great social
the highlights show which will begin text commentary, audio streams Starting with England v West injustice, but also examines the devastating effect it had
on 8 July at 7pm from the first Test and audience interaction for all of Indies at Lord’s in 1984, viewers on his own family. The emotional impact of the drama is
Match between England and the West England’s summer internationals. can witness some of the all-time heightened because he is writing from the perspective
Indies at the Ageas Bowl, Throughout the summer the web- great performances from the likes of witnessing his own brother’s treatment.
Southampton. site will have columns from the of Ian Botham, Gordon Greenidge,
likes of England fast bowler Mark Graham Gooch and Dominic Cork This adds a personal resonance to a political story, and
Isa will be alongside BBC Cricket’s Wood and England women’s captain and watch some of the best to makes it all the more shocking. I hope that people from
lead analyst, former England Ash- Heather Knight, and will continue have ever played in full flow, such all walks of life watch this drama and understand more
es-winning captain Michael Vaughan. to keep fans across breaking news as Viv Richards and Brian Lara. fully how political decisions can have a profoundly per-
Joining them to provide their expert and in-depth match analysis. sonal effect.
perspective will be England’s record From the famous long room at
Test run-scorer Sir Alastair Cook and On 12 July viewers can tune in for Lord’s, Isa Guha will present the After 50 years in the UK, Anthony McKay-Williams is
West Indies’ 2016 World T20 final hero new documentary One Day on BBC highlights from the classic games wrongfully detained by the Home Office and threatened
Carlos Brathwaite while respected One. The programme looks back at and tell the stories behind these with deportation.
broadcaster Alison Mitchell and that one remarkable day on 14 July incredible clashes that would
former England spinner Phil Tufnell 2019 that played host to one of the eventually see England turn the Patrick Robinson and Nadine Marshall lead the drama
will complete the team to provide most incredible Wimbledon men’s tide on one of the most dominant as Anthony and Janet McKay-Williams.
commentary duties for the TV high- final matches of all time and the teams in sport.
lights. England cricket team lifting the Pippa Bennett Warner plays Patrick’s daughter Eileen,
MAGAZINE // 56 BBC Press Office ner Carter plays Patrick’s mother, Lucille. MAGAZINE // 57
CJ Beckford plays her brother Gary and Corinne Skin-

Pictured: Anthony McKay-Williams (Patrick Robinson)