Talksport land New Zealand radio broadcast rights deal

The contract includes England men's upcoming two-Test trip in February, a further red-ball tour in December 2024, and a white-ball trip in 2025

England men's next three tours of New Zealand will be broadcast by talkSPORT in the UK after the station struck a deal for the ball-by-ball rights.

The contract includes the upcoming two-Test trip in February, a further red-ball tour in December 2024, and a white-ball trip in 2025.

It means that the majority of England's fixtures in both Test and limited-overs cricket in the first half of 2023 will be carried by talkSPORT, who also have the rights to the ODI series in South Africa in late January and early February.

^{talkSPORT will broadcast England's Test tour to New Zealand [Getty Images]}

The commentary team in New Zealand will include Michael Atherton, Jacob Oram, Neil Manthorp and Jarrod Kimber.

Head of talkSPORT, Liam Fisher said: "Just as England reach new heights with their series win in Pakistan, so will talkSPORT’s coverage across the next three years in New Zealand.

"It's a huge honour for us to win these exclusive rights and our dedicated coverage of every ball from every game means cricket fans won't miss a second of the action."

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