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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Sports Pty Limited |
| Sister channels | Fox Sports News Fox League Fox Footy Fox Netball Fox Sports |
| History | |
| Launched | 17 September 2018; 6 years ago (2018-09-17) |
| Replaced | Fox Sports 501 |
| Links | |
| Website | foxsports.com.au |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 501 |
| Kayo Sports | Channel 501 |
Fox Cricket is an Australiansubscription television channel dedicated to screeningcricket (both domestic and international) matches and related programming. It is owned byFox Sports Pty Limited and is available throughout Australia onFoxtel. The channel was launched on 17 September 2018.[1]
Since its launch in 1995 as Premier Sports Network,Fox Sports has been broadcaster to most of Australian international tours despite lacking domestic Australian international rights which has been a mainstay at theNine Network since 1979. The first major cricket event that was broadcast on PSN was Australia's tour of the West Indies in 1995 which was also the first on pay television in Australia. Nine who up to 1995 had broadcast on free-to-air had tried to keep off PTV[2] under Australia'santi-siphoning rules, which rules that certain events cannot be screened exclusively on pay television. Ultimately a deal was signed withNetwork Ten to the broadcast series on FTA while also being on PTV with PSN. From 2005/06 to 2012/13 Fox Sports had exclusive rights to domestic cricket in Australia including most or all of the thenFord Ranger One-Day cup andKFC Big Bash T20 matches including the first 2 seasons of theBig Bash League along with the final of the Sheffield Shield, Fox also had highlights of international men's Test, ODI and T20 matches in Australia. In 2013, Fox Sports lost the rights of the BBL toNetwork Ten and theRyobi One-Day Cup to theNine Network for the next 5 years with international cricket in Australia remaining on Nine. Most overseas cricket broadcast stayed on Fox except forAshes tours of England which Nine had exclusive rights to while the2015 ICC Cricket World Cup which was held in Australia was broadcast on Fox Sports along with Nine.
In April 2018, Fox Sports came to a six-year agreement withCricket Australia that expanded their previous coverage of cricket on the Foxtel platform. This deal formed a part of Cricket Australia's six year overall coverage deal which also includes free to air coverage byChannel Seven.[3]
In early May, Foxtel announced the upcoming creation of a dedicated channel, Fox Cricket, featuring the entire Australian Summer of international cricket from 2018 and 2019 including tests, one day matches and T20 matches as well as theBig Bash Leagues andWorld Cups.[4] The channel debuted on 17 September 2018, with the2018 Caribbean Premier League final being the first live match broadcast.
Sports programming on Fox Cricket includes the following:[5]
Fox Cricket will air several studio shows including the programs listed below:[6]
Media outlets announced a number of key hosting and commentary personnel in the lead up to the 2018–19 cricket season.[7][8][9][10][11]
Network personalities and the media attended the launch for Fox Cricket on 9 October 2018. Further key hosting personnel were announced, in addition to new programming for the forthcoming summer.[6]
Commentators[edit]
International commentators[edit]
Presenters[edit]
Former commentators[edit]
| Hosts[edit]The Big Break
Come In Spinner
Test Day
Cricket Legends
Cricket A.M.
Crash The Bash
Fox Cricket Classics
The Cricket Tragic[12]
The Blast
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