WARNE RETURNS TO SKY SPORTS

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Shane Warne will return to the Sky Sports commentary box this summer for its coverage of England and Australia’s Tests against Pakistan plus the Ashes next winter. He will rejoin the likes of Sir Ian Botham, David Gower, Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd having made his commentary debut for Sky during the Ashes last year.
Shane will commentate on the following for Sky:
• THE ASHES: England tour’s of Australia beginning in November
• ENGLAND: Tests against Pakistan this summer
• AUSTRALIA: Tests against Pakistan in England during July
Shane said: “It’s going to be great to be back in the Sky Sports commentary box. There’s some really exciting cricket to look forward to this summer, not least how England and Australia are shaping up ahead of the Ashes. Commentating for Sky Sports during the Ashes will be special too. I had a fantastic time with the guys last year and can’t wait to rejoin them.”
Sky Sports commentator Sir Ian Botham added: “Who else would you rather have from the Australian camp to join us for our coverage of the Ashes? Shane was a brilliant cricketer and last year proved to be a brilliant commentator. He knows what he’s talking about and provided great insight into the Australian dressing room too.”
In his 15-year international career, Shane played 145 Tests and 194 One-Day Internationals for Australia, taking over 1,000 wickets.
Shane played in eight Ashes series, winning seven and taking 195 wickets in the process. As well as playing for Australia, Warne played domestic cricket for his home state of Victoria, English domestic cricket captaining Hampshire for three seasons, before playing in the IPL and captaining the Rajasthan Royals.
Sky Sports will be showing another busy summer of live cricket in 2010. Coverage will include England’s homes Tests against Bangladesh, One-Day Internationals against Australia, plus Tests, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 matches with Pakistan.
Sky will also show a record number of domestic matches this summer with at least 69 fixtures featuring each county at least three times.
Coverage of England’s tour to Australia will include each Test exclusively live and in high definition. It will be Sky’s seventh live Ashes series.