The Sport Thread

[Brekkie]

The Times reporting that the ECB and Sky are close to agrreeing a bumper new contract until 2034. Think this will suit all parties (ECB, Sky and the BBC) quite well.

Suits those three parties well. Whether it suits cricket really is questionable - thought there was a slow realisation how damaging locking out free to air live coverage had been in recent years, especially with the 5-0 whitewash over the winter. The County Game could certainly be better covered, though they are slowly but surely doing their own thing streaming wise.

Rare too for such a lengthy deal - common in the US of course, but rare to get a deal over 4 years for sports events here.