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@bbctms
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That’s not including anyone listening on the actual radio!
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@benstokes38
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People who don’t like cricket often say it’s because at the end despite all the effort it can still finish in a draw.
This summer we’ve had a tied World Cup final & a drawn Ashes series.
But they weren’t too bad were they?
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Thrilled to announce that Test Match Special has been awarded a 4 year extension to our deal with the ECB.
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The sun is shining at Old Trafford.
I repeat the sun is shining at Old Trafford.
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RECORD BREAKING!
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2.2 million weekly listeners
- that’s almost a 50% increase.
And hours of listening up 96.9%.
Thanks to ALL of you.
#bbccricket
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The secret to winning an
@ICC
global event is simple.
Lose your opening game to India.
Then beat them in the final.
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Well it wasn’t too shabby was it?
What an incredible international summer & what an honour to produce
@bbctms
throughout.
A peerless team to work alongside on and off the air.
Memories I’ll never forget.
Thanks for listening!
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So what was the series score Glenn?!!!
It’s been a privilege to have
@glennmcgrath11
with
@bbctms
again this summer.
Terrifying on the field, a gentle giant in the commentary box.
Safe travels!
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Having been in a bio-bubble since the start of June, the West Indies journey home has been postponed due to a tropical storm in the Caribbean.
So another day trapped in a hotel for the players.
We are so grateful for the sacrifices they’ve made.
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Happy
#Diwali
from Kolkata!
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Considering the circumstances the quality and intensity of the Test cricket so far this summer has been extraordinary.
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@windiescricket
&
@TheRealPCB
for making the sacrifices to allow the games to happen.
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Australian newspaper headline from two weeks ago today.
Hmmm ...
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Huge thanks Pakistan for making so many sacrifices & spending such a long time in the bio-bubble to help save our summer.
The quality of cricket produced by both sides in the Tests & T20s was extraordinary in the circumstances.
Safe trip home.
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Here is that incredibly moving email in full that Patrick Taylor sent to the programme.
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A colourful journey back from England training at Eden Gardens.
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My dear old things will never be the same again.
It's been a privilege working with you Henry.
#byebyeblowers
@blowersh
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Great to welcome former Pakistan player
@MHafeez22
to the commentary team.
He’s alongside Stuart Clark.
Pakistan v South Africa continues on 5 Sports Extra.
#bbccricket
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How to win a World Cup👇
Crash out of the last one during the group stages in embarrassing fashion.
Beat the holders in the semi-final.
Be captained by an Eoin/Owen.
Have an Australian coach.
@englandcricket
✔️
@EnglandRugby
❓
#BBCCricket
#BBCRUGBY
#RWC2019
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It’s all over.
A truly INCREDIBLE cricket season.
We’ve broadcast 4,289 hours of live cricket this summer on
@BBCSport
.
And so many of them will never be forgotten.
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
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TMS Photos of the Decade.
And finally ...
Number 40. Leeds.
25th August 2019.
Ben Stokes the hero of Headingley.
BUT it almost ended with a run out.
We of course remained calm in the commentary box!!
Happy New Year. Happy New Decade.
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Wishing Michael Holding all the best on your retirement from broadcasting.
Inspirational player, commentator & campaigner.
An honour & a privilege to have shared media centres with you around the world.
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🎧ANNOUNCEMENT🎧
From tomorrow you can hear a full match replay of THAT Headingley Test last year.
You can listen to the full
@bbctms
programme as if the Test was being played again.
Available via the
@BBCSport
website & app from 1025am from tomorrow.
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There were more than 1.4 million audio requests for our commentary of England v Australia yesterday.
Those figures don’t include anyone listening on the radio, just online.
Thanks to all of you &
@englandcricket
!
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Just leaving
@HomeOfCricket
after the most extraordinary day.
To produce our coverage of that final was an absolute privilege.
Thanks to everyone who contributed throughout the tournament & to all of you who listened.
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#ItCameHome
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The “Good Pace For Radio Boys” celebrate becoming World T20 Champions.
@MAWood33
with a glass of milk of course.
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Some great news to share.
Test Match Special has agreed a new broadcast deal with Cricket Australia.
It means the next men’s & women’s Ashes will be live on 5 Sports Extra &
@BBCSounds
.
Plus all Australia men’s & women’s internationals &
@BBL
&
@WBBL
.
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And so that’s the end of the most bizarre Test Match summer.
Huge thanks to all of you for listening and understanding the unique circumstances.
And especially thanks to West Indies & Pakistan for making such sacrifices to play here.
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January 1st is always a poignant date for the
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family as it’s the anniversary of the day we lost the peerless CMJ.
Christopher very sadly passed away on this day in 2013.
As always our thoughts are with Judy, James, Robin and Lucy.
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If you are a cricket person please join the challenge of posting a cricket photo. Just one picture, no description. Please copy the text in your status, post a picture and look at some great memories/pictures.
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Just landed in Dubai to hear the terrible news about Bob Willis.
Fearsome fast bowler & fearless pundit.
Yet such a gentle giant behind the scenes.
An iconic cricketer & broadcaster.
Thoughts with his family & all our friends
@SkyCricket
who have lost such a special man.
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I send this message with a heavy heart.
Unfortunately, because of Covid regulations at grounds, we won’t be able to receive any of your cakes this summer.
But bake away, send us a picture & donate your produce to a good cause.
TMS 2020.
No cake, more cricket!
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Many congratulations Vic Marks on a wonderful 31 year career at the Observer/Guardian.
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A little flavour of the sort of spectacle we can expect at the
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Have done first part of today’s Test Match Special rota for day 4 at Old Trafford.
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Thanks SO much for listening to our rather different commentary of the series.
It’s been great fun bringing it to you from various attics, sheds, living rooms & commentary boxes.
Thanks for getting up early & being with us.
You all deserve a Moose Cup!
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A year ago this week England played Australia at Headingley in a match they couldn’t afford to lose.
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Not the series we hoped to bring you.
But huge thanks for listening, especially at such unsocial hours.
And really appreciate your patience with the coverage.
We lost 8 people at various points & it was an incredible effort from the team to keep us going
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And what can I say about
@jimmaxcricket
.
Broadcasting royalty.
Always a total pleasure to have you with us on Test Match Special.
No-one better to say farewell to the SHIPPING FORECAST
@bbctms
!
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#ASHES
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The first voice I heard on
@bbctms
So privileged to have produced
@blowersh
at the end
#byebyeblowers
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24 hours before
@cricketworldcup
final begins & it’s already heaving outside the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
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A heavyweight
@Middlesex_CCC
clash in the bubble.
@philtufnell
v Sir Andrew Strauss.
#GuhaGamesNight
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#ENGvWI
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There is no doubt who the star of
@bbctms
was yesterday.
8 & a half year old Issy.
She bought us THE cake of the summer & wrote us this wonderful letter.
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#ASHES
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Not a day goes by when I think how privileged I am to produce a programme that means so much to people.
#bbccricket
#ENGvIND
Sometimes we get messages that are more important than anything that happens out in the middle.
Thank you, Patrick.
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I was very calm in the commentary box when Nathan Lyon messed up the run out.
Honest!
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If England’s semi-final goes to penalties tomorrow night can Gareth Southgate bring on
@JofraArcher
,
@benstokes38
&
@josbuttler
?
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Thanks so much for listening this week & for your patience with the challenges of broadcasting in a bio-bubble.
Brilliant debut from Carlos Brathwaite & outstanding effort from Sir Alastair with the Curry club.
AND well done to all for getting the game on!
#bbccricket
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And that’s it for the 2023 Season.
What a summer it’s been.
Huge thanks to all the commentary teams around England & Wales.
And special plaudits to the incomparable Kevin Howells for holding our County coverage together so brilliantly.
Thanks for listening!
#bbccricket
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One of the best things i've done as
@tmsproducer
is to get
@jamestaylor20
involved.
Despite a monumental personal blow his positivity is contagious.
James may be small, but he's made a huge contribution in a short time.
Our loss is England's gain.
Best wishes.
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England supporters gathered at the Fort in Galle at 11am this morning to honour
#ArmisticeDay
.
@billbarmytrump
playing the last post.
#WeWillRememberThem
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Lovely moment during the lunch interval when the retiring
@billbarmytrump
was presented with a signed
@englandcricket
shirt.
Cooper told me yesterday that Root once joined
@TheBarmyArmy
as a youngster with his parents.
Photo courtesy
@dannyreuben
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#SAvENG
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Delighted to announce that
@jimmy9
is going to be part of the
@bbctms
team for the
#AUSvENG
ODIs.
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Cricket West Indies win the 2020 Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award.
The prize is given for their decision to send Men’s and Women’s teams to tour England this summer.
#bbccricket
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Very sad to hear
@blowersh
has decided to retire at the end of the summer
I have absolutely loved working with a true broadcasting legend
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"I didn't want to look too ridiculous out of respect for the MCC"
The Blowers bell-ringing attire is revealed & he doesn't disappoint
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Am spending the next 5 weeks in New Zealand.
After the Cricket World Cup Final & now the
#RWC2019
semi, I’m not sure how popular I’m going to be as an Englishmen.
#workingonkiwiaccent
#BBCCricket
#bbcrugby
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Wishing you all a very Happy & Healthy New Year from the Test Match Special team in Melbourne.
Thanks SO much for listening to our coverage over the past 12 months.
It’s a privilege to be involved & we look forward to plenty more in 2022.
#bbccricket
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The longest ever English cricket summer is over.
And what a summer it has been on the field & in the
@bbctms
box.
Thanks for listening.
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TMS Photos of the Decade.
Number 8.
5th July 2012. Taunton.
@isaguha
&
@ejrainfordbrent
make their commentary &
@bbctms
debuts.
They are now among the most sought after broadcasters around the World.
#bbccricket
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The final commentary stint from
@blowersh
on
@bbctms
will start at 3.40.
Don't miss history.
#byebyeblowers
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First Cricket World Cup. Women 1973. Men 1975.
First International T20.
Women 2004. Men 2005.
First day/night Ashes Test.
Women Nov17. Men Dec17
The Men's game trying to keep up.
#bbccricket
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Happy Birthday
@blowersh
80 not out today.
My dear old things have not quite been the same since you retired!
What a privilege it was to have been your last
@bbctms
producer.
#bbccricket
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Nothing to worry about.
I’ve saved my lucky Sunday shirt for today*
Women’s World Cup final 2017✅
England’s men’s World Cup final 2019✅
Miracle Sunday at Headingley 25th Aug ✅
Miracle sunday at Old Trafford❓
*It has been washed in between.
#bbccricket
#ASHES
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Can’t believe it’s been 10 years since we lost CMJ.
A voice I grew up listening to & then had the privilege to work alongside in his final years on TMS.
Much missed by us all & by the game.
Thoughts today as always with Judy & the Martin-Jenkins family.
#bbccricket
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Interesting day!
I feel incredibly proud to produce a programme so many of you care so passionately about.
#bbccricket
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EXCITING NEWS!
Sir Alastair Cook will be joining
@Aggerscricket
in the West Indies to report on the Test series.
You’ll be able to hear Cook across all BBC outlets in January/February including the Cricket Social on
@BBCSport
.
#bbccricket
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For the first time ever we have broadcast over 4000 hours of live cricket this summer.
4,119 hours in total.
Thanks for listening!
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On this day in 2019.
England played New Zealand
@HomeOfCricket
in a World Cup Final that will never be forgotten.
#BBCCricket
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Good morning it’s the 22nd August 2019 & we’re looking forward to what could be a thrilling Headingley Test.
Australia are 1 up & can retain the Ashes with a win, but England have momentum with
@benstokes38
in form.
Join us 1025 5 Live Sports Extra for day 1.
#bbccricket
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While playing concourse cricket in our Southampton bio-bubble
@philtufnell
managed to lure Shane Warne to join us.
To face probably the greatest bowler of all time is a memory I’ll cherish forever.
A legend gone far too soon.
#RIPWarne
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On this day in 2013 we lost the conscience of cricket.
Christopher Martin Jenkins passed away after a life spent celebrating the game and championing how it should be played.
He is dearly missed by us all.
Thoughts with Judy & the family as always.
#bbccricket
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Thanks to all the incredible guests who joined us on
@bbctms
this summer.
You added so much to the richness of the programme.
It is a privilege to meet so many different people all united by a love of the game.
#bbccricket
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And that’s it.
The strangest cricket summer comes to an end.
Thanks to EVERYONE who made it possible.
And most of all thanks to YOU for listening.
I hope we’ve managed to bring a small taste of normality in these very difficult times.
#bbccricket
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So that’s that for the men’s international summer.
Huge thanks to West Indies, Ireland, Pakistan & Australia for coming.
Thanks Ageas Bowl & Emirates Old Trafford for your hospitality.
Thanks to you for listening.
Now time to see the family for the 1st time since June!
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The Test Match summer starts this week!
Our team for the opening game against New Zealand on Wednesday
@HomeOfCricket
.
Jonathan Agnew
@isaguha
@Cricket_Mann
@norcrosscricket
@MichaelVaughan
@philtufnell
Vic Marks
Jeremy Coney
&
@ZaltzCricket
Excited?
#bbccricket
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So
@blowersh
announces he's to retire from
@bbctms
Just as
@BBCOne
prepares to announce
#DoctorWho13
#justsaying
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The TMS commentary team for the 4th
#Ashes
Test starting Wednesday at Old Trafford.
Jonathan Agnew
@jimmaxcricket
@AlisonMitchell
@isaguha
with
@philtufnell
@MichaelVaughan
@glennmcgrath11
@AlexHartley93
@ZaltzCricket
& Vic Marks
#BBCCricket
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England are back in Dharamsala this week playing the 5th & final Test against India.
An incredible place to visit & a real bucket list ground to broadcast from.
Great memories from when
@bbctms
were there in October.
#bbccricket
#INDvENG
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Some amazing audience figures for Test Match Special coverage over the last 12 months on BBC Sounds.
Currently the top performing 24 programmes are all Test Cricket!
Huge thanks for all your support.
#bbccricket
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It is outrageous that you should have to put up with this sort of thing Isa.
If there is someone who epitomises high quality broadcasting it is you.
You have been a key part of the
@bbctms
team for almost a decade and we are lucky to have you.
#bbccricket
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2019 Cricketer of the Year.
2020 Gymnast of the Year?
The multi talented
@benstokes38
at practice in Port Elizabeth.
#bbccricket
#SAvENG
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Huge congratulations to my
@bbctms
colleague
@ejrainfordbrent
awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
So richly deserved.
A complete inspiration who I am extremely fortunate to know.
#bbccricket
#QueensBirthdayHonours
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🚨ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
We’re getting the band back together.
Hear Aggers & your TMS favourites on the Cricket Social starting Friday morning via the
@BBCSport
website & app.
@MichaelVaughan
@philtufnell
@isaguha
@pakwakankar
Sir Alastair Cook
& more
#bbccricket
#INDvENG
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