BBC and ECB confirm new four-year rights deal

The BBC have agreed a rights deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) which includes England men’s and women’s international highlights and live coverage of The Hundred for the next four years.
There will be highlights of all red and white ball internationals across television, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with digital clips also included in the deal.
Live coverage of the The Hundred men’s and women’s tournaments will also remain on BBC Sport each year, covering eight double-headers each season, including the opening matches and the finals across TV and iPlayer.
This will see more live women’s games screened on the BBC than previously.
But there will be no live international matches – two men’s and women’s T20s were included in the preceding deal.
England’s home summer begins with the women’s white-ball series against West Indies on 21 May, before the one-off men’s Test against Zimbabwe starts the following day.
A women’s white-ball series against India follows later in the summer, while the men play five Tests against the same opponents.
The deal spans from 2025-2028 and also includes both home Ashes series in 2027.
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