Hibernian v Hearts: Nick Montgomery mic’d up for derby, Steven Naismith 'not interested'

This will be Montgomery's first home Edinburgh derby

Hibernian head coach Nick Montgomery will wear a microphone for live TV coverage of Wednesday's Edinburgh derby - but Hearts boss Steven Naismith has declined an invite to do the same.

Sky Sports will also have a bodycam on a member of the home coaching team at Easter Road.

A Hearts player will wear a similar camera during the warm-up and the broadcaster has access to the visitors' pre-match meal at a hotel.

"It's not for me," said Naismith.

"I've been in these situations before. I understand how heated they can get and how passionate people can get. I'm just not interested in it."

Naismith is open to allowing supporters an insight into what takes place on a match-day but stressed there need to be "boundaries".

Montgomery will be taking charge of his first home derby, having overseen a 2-2 draw at Tynecastle in October, with Hibs coming back from 2-0 down.

It will be Naismith's fourth experience as head coach as he seeks a first victory.

SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster said: "We're really pleased to have been able to work with both clubs and Sky Sports to showcase their latest broadcasting innovations, helping put supporters right at the heart of the action in the Edinburgh derby.

"It promises to be a cracking game and we're excited to see how the technology brings the match experience even closer for viewing fans."