Category: Five Live; Sport
Date: 08.09.2005
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As England's cricket team have the Ashes in their reach for the first time in 20 years, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Five Live is offering unprecedented commentary of this historic Test and presenting its programmes live from the Oval.
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The Five Live commentary team of Mark Pougatch, Jonny Saunders and Pat Murphy are joined by an array of cricketing legends including Mike Gatting, Phil Tufnell, Graham Thorpe, Alec Stewart and Geoff Lawson.
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Arlo White provides sport bulletins into Breakfast everyday from the ground and will report throughout the match with Alison Mitchell.
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On Thursday, Friday and Monday, extended versions of Mayo and Drive come live from the ground and on Thursday night Sport on Five is presented live from the bar at the ground.
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As well as live commentary Five Live continues to provide news, sport and travel updates with the usual big guests.
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Sport on Five on Saturday and Sunday starts early to incorporate the start of play.
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Commentary of the cricket continues throughout the weekend alongside commentaries from the other sporting events of the weekend including Premiership football and the Belgian Grand Prix.
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On Friday night there is a special cricket edition of Fighting Talk in Sport on Five hosted by Christian O'Connell.
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Once the test is over there will be a special Ashes 606 during which listeners can phone Mark Pougatch and discuss the highs and lows of the series.
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Test Match Special has ball-by-ball commentary of the match on Radio 4 LW and Five Live Sports Extra every day during the Test.
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Jonathan Agnew, Jim Maxwell and Christopher Martin-Jenkins provide commentary whilst Graeme Fowler, Angus Fraser and Rod Marsh give expert analysis and Bill Frindall provides the scoring.
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Radio 4 LW can be heard on analogue radio whilst Five Live Sports Extra can be heard on DAB digital radio, digital tv and online at bbc.co.uk/cricket.
