England Winter Tour of India 2024

[Gary]

Englands 5 Test tour of India starts 2 weeks today and so far no UK channel have picked up the broadcast rights. Apparently Disney+ are frontrunner? Good job I get subscription with Lloyds

According to the i news website, Sky, TNT, Channel 4 and BBC all declined to bid. With the 4am start said to be a factor

Thursday January 25 - Monday January 29 2024: India vs England (First Test), Hyderabad

Friday February 2 - Tuesday February 6 2024: India vs England (Second Test), Visakhapatnam

Thursday February 15 - Monday February 19 2024: India vs England (Third Test), Rajkot

Friday February 23 - Tuesday February 27 2024: India vs England (Fourth Test), Ranchi

Thursday March 7 - Monday March 11 2024: India vs England (Fifth Test), Dharamsala

[slogen51]

Is the above only applicable to picture coverage as I was hoping to listen on TMS ?

[Gary]

Talk Sport have the radio commentary

[Gary]

TNT are in negotiations apparently. Tour just over a week away

[Red-Eye-Knight]

Hopefully the negotiations don't blow up

[gamecock]

That's as good as a blackout isn't it? No idea what TNT's subscriber numbers are mind. Add in the stupid o'clock starts and it's hardly worth it.

[slogen51]

I shall listen on talk sport ( i can think of another name for the station)

It is ages since I tuned into Alan Brazil in the morning - is he still there and what about Darren Gough, I preferred him as a cricketer rather than a broadcaster

[Gary]

TNT have confirmed the series will be shown by them. Also the 2025 and 2028 tours

[colp]

I shall listen on talk sport ( i can think of another name for the station)

It is ages since I tuned into Alan Brazil in the morning - is he still there and what about Darren Gough, I preferred him as a cricketer rather than a broadcaster

I quite like listening to the Breakfast show when I have to go into office on a Wednesday. Brazil is still on there and most of the time with Ally McCoist. Jeff Stelling is also on the Breakfast show some mornings.

[slogen51]

Brazil and McCoist - I bet they are very entertaining - two naughty boys

[Red-Eye-Knight]

Brazil and McCoist - I bet they are very entertaining - two naughty boys

Alan Brazil is a boring old dinosaur that's why he is stuck on radio nowadays but Ally McCoist is probably the best football commentator around just now.

Anyway back to cricket

[plmc135]

Brook returning home with immediate effect. One down and not a ball bowled

[plmc135]

Kohli also now not available for first two Tests. Time the authorities took notice of the schedules professional sports people are required to undertake.

[Gary]

Franchise cricket will kill Test cricket if something isn’t done. Look at the controversy of the South African Test squad announced for New Zealand tour. All because of the SA20.

Back on topic, let’s see how England deal with spin on the tour

[Gary]

Bashir has left the squad temporarily

Spinner Shoaib Bashir has returned to the UK in order to sort the visa delay which is preventing him from joining the England squad in India.

[Gary]

Shoaib Bashir Visa issue sorted, will rejoin the squad this weekend

[plmc135]

ENG team announced. Going with one fast bowler (Wood) and three spinners (Leach, Hartley and Ahmed). Presumably Root could also bowl some spin but Stokes is not going to bowl.

Good to see Foakes back behind the stumps.

[Gary]

First night off, can't sleep so let's see how the match goes

[Gary]

England win the toss and will bat, hopefully won be like the last Ashes in Australia where England lost a wicket first ball

[Gary]

The noise of the crowd is annoying already. The stadium is quite empty but sounds like it’s got lots of kids in attendance. Bit like the high pitched screaming at Wembley because of the kids

Survived the first over without loss