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tS and tS2 have been making much capital out of this announcement today - what they haven't mentioned is that the BBC already cover EVERY T20 game (not just a minimum of 30) and will continue to do so.

http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/talk ... ne-day-cup
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced that talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2, the new national, 24-hour sports radio station, have secured broadcast rights to the NatWest T20 Blast and Royal London One-Day Cup competitions for the next two seasons.

The agreement will see talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2 broadcast a minimum of 30 live commentaries per season across both competitions and includes a weekly round-the-grounds show dedicated to the Friday night round of NatWest T20 Blast fixtures.

Confirming the new deal which begins with live coverage of Essex’s opening NatWest T20 Blast fixture against Surrey at Chelmsford on Friday, May 20th, Sanjay Patel, ‎the ECB’s Commercial Director,said:

“This is great news for all cricket fans. Our new partnership with talkSPORT means county cricket can reach an even wider audience and will help build on the excellent levels of coverage our domestic game already receives from all sections of the media.

“It’s also a significant boost for our two major limited overs competitions – both of which saw their crowds increase last summer following a season which resulted in record attendances for domestic and international cricket.

“With England performing so well in the recent World T20 competition and in 50 Over cricket this winter, this is the ideal opportunity for talkSPORT to capitalise on increased interest in the limited overs game and bring their own distinctive brand of coverage to domestic cricket. “

Mike Bovill, Managing Editor of talkSPORT 2, said: “Cricket is at the heart of the talkSPORT 2 schedule and the success of our coverage of the World Twenty20 and Indian Premier League has already shown there’s a huge appetite for our brand of limited-overs action.

“With personalities like Darren Gough on talkSPORT every day, we want to change the way cricket fans listen to the sport and I believe this is the start of a fantastic partnership with the ECB.”
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In amongst all the fawning for Surrey, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Essex and the like, hopefully they'll have some focus on the T20 Cup Kings Leicestershire as the flag at Grace Road states.

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Also, the BBC are live at the ground for every match - I assume tS will be doing their IPL style commentate off the TV
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Lou Grant wrote:Also, the BBC are live at the ground for every match - I assume tS will be doing their IPL style commentate off the TV
No Lou they were at Chelmsford and Trent Bridge on Friday.

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JW90 wrote:In amongst all the fawning for Surrey, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Essex and the like, hopefully they'll have some focus on the T20 Cup Kings Leicestershire as the flag at Grace Road states.
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ccreds wrote:
Lou Grant wrote:Also, the BBC are live at the ground for every match - I assume tS will be doing their IPL style commentate off the TV
No Lou they were at Chelmsford and Trent Bridge on Friday.
The pre or post match interview with Essex head honcho Ronnie Irani must've been interesting!
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