With all the hype around the Ashes 2023, there was no way it could have begun with a batter casually leaving an away swinging ball outside his off-stump. Staying true to their Bazball approach, the English opening batter Zak Crawley (61) smashed the first ball of the series through the cover region for four to as if advertise the continuance of their aggressive brand of cricket.
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However, along expected lines, it was far from being a lopsided Day 1 contest between the two heavyweights as Australia kept chipping away wickets amid Ben Stokes‘ men scoring consistently at the rate of nearly five runs per over.
The broadcasters and commentators were naturally involved in a busy, yet exciting cricketing action which further intensified as England surprisingly declared their innings (at 393/8) a few overs before stumps, despite Joe Root (118*) going nice and strong after hitting his 30th Test century.
Channel 9 Female Cricket Commentators For Ashes 2023
Channel Nine Network is the official broadcaster of Ashes 2023 in Australia. The small team of commentators for the network include former Australian men’s cricketers in Aaron Finch, Steve O’Keefe, Callum Ferguson, Ian Healy, and Mark Taylor.
While there isn’t any female commentator who has been roped in for calling the match proceedings, they have the experienced services of a host and presenter who form a crucial part of their coverage.
The Australian television sports presenter Roz Kelly will join the aforementioned names for channel Nine’s studio coverage each match day. For those unaware, Kelly is the wife of former South African fast bowler Morne Morkel. The Wide World of Sports (WWOS) reporter is also a mother of two sons.
On the other hand, another Aussie freelance sports broadcaster Louise Ransome will join former Australian captain Mark Taylor live from the match venue during each of the five Tests for Nine’s coverage
