England v West Indies: How to follow on the BBC
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England v West Indies, first Test |
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Venue: Ageas Bowl, Southampton Date: 8-12 July |
Coverage: Live Test Match Special radio and text commentary on every match on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra & BBC Sport website, plus desktop, tablets, mobiles and app. Highlights each day on BBC Two |
It's going to be different but Test cricket is back on Wednesday (8 July) and you will be able to follow more of it than ever on the BBC.
It might be from a biosphere with the oohs and aahs of the crowd missing... but BBC Sport will keep you up to date with all the live action from England v the West Indies.
A TV highlights programmes - 'Today at the Test' - airs on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer at 19:00 BST on Wednesday, presented by Isa Guha.
It will be the first time the BBC has shown home Test cricket since 1998.
Test Match Special will be back on BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and you'll be able to follow both on the BBC Sport website and app alongside the hugely popular live text commentary.
UK users will also be able to watch in-play highlights of all the best moments shortly after they've happened and a daily highlights package shortly after the close.
There will be a Test Match Special podcast available after each day's play and a weekly Tailenders podcast featuring England's leading bowler James Anderson.
BBC Sport app users can also get wicket and score alerts delivered straight to their mobile phone.
The highlights, which will also be available on BBC iPlayer for 30 days after broadcast. Former England women's bowler Guha will be joined by 2005 men's Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan, Sir Alastair Cook and Carlos Brathwaite.
The BBC Sport website will also have regular columns with England fast bowler Mark Wood and cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew from inside the bio-secure bubbles in Southampton and Manchester.
How to follow the first Test (Wed-Sun 8-12 July)
Test Match Special
Day 1 - 10:25-19:00 on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Sport website and app
Day 2-5 - 10:15-19:00 on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Sport website and app (highlights from previous day 10:15-10:45 with live coverage from 10:45)
Today at the Test
Day 1-3 - 19:00-20:00 on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
Day 4 - 19:15-20:15 on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
Day 5 - 19:30-20:30 on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app
Live text commentary & in-play highlights
Day 1 - 10:00 - BBC Sport website and app
Day 2-5 - 10:30 - BBC Sport website and app
All times are BST and subject to change at short notice.