England vs West Indies Broadcast Channel and Live Streaming of 1st Test Match: What Channel is Cricket on in England and India?

England vs West Indies Broadcast Channel and Live Streaming of 1st Test Match: The SportsRush present before you the timing and live streaming details.

The first Test of the imminent West Indies’ tour of England is all in readiness to begin from tomorrow at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. In what won’t just be a regular series, it will resume international cricket after the COVID-19 outbreak.

Under normal circumstances, no fan would have imagined to be devoid of international cricket for almost four months. With the world coming to terms with the global pandemic, England and West Indies will play in front of an empty stadium inside a bio-secure bubble to enter the “new normal”.

The hiatus is a primary reason why fans around the globe are excited even for a three-match Test series. While the hosts might look strong on paper, they will be playing against an opposition which defeat them 2-1 at home in the last edition of the Wisden Trophy.

Looking to regain the trophy at home, England would to go all guns blazing despite the absence of regular captain Joe Root. On the contrary, the visitors would be keen to retain the trophy to prove that their last victory wasn’t just a fluke at home.

When and at What Channel is Cricket on in England and India

Sony Network will broadcast the live streaming of the first Test between England and West Indies in India. The match will be telecast on one of the channels owned by the Network. It is worth mentioning that there are high chances of the match getting telecast on one out of Sony ESPN or Sony Ten 1.

The headband is making a VERY strong comeback in the England Test squad… #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/CVMqu8SkWX

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) July 5, 2020

Online users can stream the match on Sony’s streaming application Sony LIV. It is worth mentioning that the match can also be watched on Airtel TV app as Sony Network’s channels are available on this platform as well.

As far as the fans in UK are concerned, they will be able to watch the Southampton Test on their televisions by tuning in to Sky Sports Cricket.

Date – 08/07/2020 (Wednesday) – 12/07/2020 (Sunday).

Match start Time – 03:30 PM (IST).

TV Channel – Sony ESPN, Sony ESPN HD, Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 1 HD.

Online platform – Sony LIV and Airtel TV.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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