SOS from TMS?
Simon Briggs in The Telegraph bats for Test cricket and Test Match Special
02-Jun-2013
Test Match Special began its coverage of Test cricket in 1957, with the tagline "Don't miss a ball, we broadcast them all". But more than half a century on, that slogan is in threat as the carnival of T20 cricket is persuading countries to reschedule Test series and fit more limited-overs competitions into tours. Simon Briggs in The Daily Telegraph bats for the radio show and for more Test cricket.
The characters have been varied too, from king of understatement Trevor Bailey to the wildly exuberant Henry Blofeld, who was described on the programme as the Virender Sehwag of commentary.
There was even a leftie for a while - politically speaking - in the leather-jacketed shape of The Guardian's Mike Selvey, though he saw the umpire's finger go up in 2008.