BBC Radio 5 live sports extra brings live
ball-by-ball coverage of all England’s matches from the Women’s Cricket
World Cup in India (31 Jan-17 Feb) starting on 1 February with England v
Sri Lanka (03.15-11.00), plus live commentary of the Final.
With
all the news, features and updates on BBC Radio 5 live and the BBC
Sport website, plus live text commentary online of all England matches
and the Final, there is more coverage than ever before of this exciting
tournament on the BBC.
Jonathan Wall, Acting Controller Radio 5
live and sports extra, says: “We’re proud to bring by far the most
comprehensive coverage on the BBC of the Women’s Cricket World Cup. The
BBC is committed to broadcasting more women’s sport and we’re looking
forward some great live action from the impressive England Women’s team.
Across radio, online and TV news we’ll have the full story of this
major sporting event as it unfolds. This sets the scene for a busy and
exciting year of cricket in 2013 as we look forward to The Ashes, with
the unrivalled TMS commentary at its core.”
Alison Mitchell leads
the commentary with TMS regulars Charles Dagnall and Prakash Wakankar.
Former England player and World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent joins
the team as expert summariser, along with former England batsman Mark
Butcher.
A dedicated reporter will be in India for the entire
event bringing all the news, interviews and features back home
throughout the tournament for the BBC Sport website, plus the tournament
will be reported across TV sports news. All commentary is available to
listen again for seven days on the BBC iPlayer.
(Source : BBC Media Centre)
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