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Beginning Wednesday, July 9, ESPN3 will deliver live exclusive coverage in the U.S. of the England vs. India Investec Test Series.  The rights have been acquired through digital sports media company PERFORM, who last year announced a four-year broadcast rights deal with the English Cricket Board to deliver coverage of England’s home international matches to fans in North America, Canada and the Caribbean.  The schedule:

ESPNcricinfo, the world’s leading digital cricket brand, is also offering extensive multimedia coverage of India’s tour of England – starting July 9 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Cricket fans will be able to follow the action online, on mobile and tablet at www.espncricinfo.com and on the ESPNcricinfo app.

As anticipation builds ahead of the tour, ESPNcricinfo has announced comprehensive video, news, information and analysis from an unmatched panel of global cricket experts and journalists.

Video

ESPNcricinfo’s coverage of the tour will feature multiple original video shows, including daily editions (on each match day) of the signature analysis show Match Point.  Match Point will broadcast four times per day, offering insight pre-match, at lunch, during tea and after the day’s play. ESPNcricinfo’s team of world experts will feature in the videos.

• Ian Chappell and Ajit Agarkar will feature in the first two Tests from Trent Bridge (July 9-13) and Lord’s (July 17-21)
• Ashley Giles will join Chappell for the Rose Bowl Test (July 27-31)
• Rahul Dravid joins Giles for the final two tests, from Old Trafford (August 7-11) and The Oval (August 25-29)
• Mark Butcher will utilise Skype to feature throughout the series

Polite Enquiries also returns, with ESPNcricinfo’s own Jarrod Kimber and George Dobell being fielding questions via Twitter, offering their take on each day’s play; Rahul Dravid will also appear once during the first three tests. Cricket comedian Andy Zaltzman will also bring his bizarre take on each test with his popular Zaltzone video dissecting the series with sharp wit and irreverent comedy, while the twice-weekly On the Road video diary will bring viewers inside the world of the intrepid cricket reporter. The Match Point team will also offer insightful previews of each text, utilizing their knowledge of the two competing nations.

Also continuing is Modern Masters – ESPNcricinfo’s exclusive digital video series that analyzes 14 of the greatest batsmen of the modern age. Each Monday and Thursday until December 29, former Indian cricketers Rahul Dravid and Sanjay Manjrekar examine each batsman, uncovering what made them so unique. With each episode dedicated to one of four elements – technique, temperament, adaptability, and impact – Modern Masters is a thorough and credible assessment featuring the insights of one of the modern era’s batting legends. The latest episode features South Africa’s Jacques Kalllis, with upcoming episodes this summer examining Graeme Smith and Kevin Pietersen.

Editorial

ESPNcricinfo will also offer wide-ranging editorial coverage of the series, with analysis, discussion and insight into every game from the tour. With columnists including Mark Nicholas, David Hopps, George Dobell and Sidharth Monga, ESPNcricinfo offers deep insights and perspectives on the series. Live ball-by-ball data analysis will also be provided through Match Centre, delivering an enhanced scorecard for fans to follow the action closely. Match Centre will offer in-game statistical analysis, allowing users to see innings-related batsman, bowler and player vs. player-related data and graphs – giving fans a deeper understanding of the play.

Investec

Following a successful 2013 agreement, Investec have again collaborated with ESPNcricinfo to become the principle series sponsor of the brand’s digital coverage of the England vs. India Test series. The multiplatform deal includes sponsorship of all live scorecards, dynamic rich media and tablet ownership. Investec will also have integrated naming rights across the site and throughout the series articles, as well as social support of Investec handles and hashtags. ESPN and Investec will also work together to produce regular infographics, which will be shared through both parties social platforms.

About ESPN3

ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually.  It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast (via the WatchESPN app), Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.  The network is currently available to more than 92 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider.  The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.

About ESPNcricinfo
With 20 years of heritage, ESPNcricinfo is the world’s leading digital cricket brand. Founded in 1993 and acquired by ESPN in 2007, ESPNcricinfo is committed to delivering an independent voice for comprehensive coverage of the sport and is available to cricket fans online and across mobile platforms.

Globally, ESPNcricinfo leads its top competitors in average-minute audience, unique visitors, page views, average minutes per visitor, and total visits; and the site continues to grow. Across online, mobile and tablet devices (web and apps) fans log up to 2 billion minutes of time spent each month with ESPNcricinfo globally, and millions of video views.

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