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LIVE from The Rose Bowl in Southampton

Nihal broadcasts live from the Rose Bowl for the England v Sri Lanka test match, talking about the future of test cricket and speaking to Sri Lankan fans.

Nihal will be broadcasting live from The Rose Bowl for the England V Sri Lanka Test match. he'll be speaking to top Sri Lankan crciket personalities, the people behind making the Hampshire ground the world's newest test venue and asking about the future of test cricket. When international 50 over and T20

In England you can still sell ten thousand tickets on a day like today but too often in the sub continent the grounds are virtually empty. Is there anyway out for test cricket?

When Pakistan played Australia here last year hardly any Pakistan fans showed up, why was that? This summers tourists, India and Sri Lanka, attract good crowds but hardly anyone is Asian. Yet the One day internationals are sell outs and there'll be plenty of India and Sri Lankan fans there. Why's it not the same for test cricket?

2 hours

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 Jun 2011 13:00