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Simon Austin
England’s leading Test run scorer, Sir Alastair Cook, and leading Test and one-day wicket taker, Jimmy Anderson, will be part of the BBC’s commentary team for the ICC Cricket World Cup this summer.
The duo will join regulars Jonathan Agnew, Michael Vaughan, Simon Mann, Alison Mitchell and Phil Tufnell on Test Match Special.TMS will broadcast live ball-by-ball commentary of the tournament on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra, Radio 4 Long Wave and the BBC Sport website from 30th May to 14th July.
Delighted to announce our commentary team for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.
48 matches across 7 weeks at 11 venues.
We’ll have commentary on EVERY ball of EVERY game.
Plus in-play highlights via @BBCSport website & app & daily podcasts. #BBCCricket #CWC19 #standby pic.twitter.com/thM81RuUlq
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) May 20, 2019
The competition is the biggest global sporting event in the UK this year.
England assistant coach Paul Fabrace, West Indian legend Sir Curtly Ambrose, former South African captain Graeme Smith, former New Zealand captain Jeremy Coney, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja and Australians Mel Jones, Jason Gillespie and Stuart Law will also feature for the BBC.
