England’s next four cricket tours of the West Indies will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports as part of a new eight-year deal.
The agreement with the West Indies Cricket Board, beginning in 2013, features all Tests, ODI and Twenty20 international matches played in the region until 2020.
England will next visit the West Indies in 2014, with a further three tours to follow in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
Sky Sports continues to offer an unrivalled schedule of year-round live cricket, featuring England at home and abroad, including home and away Ashes series in 2013/14.
All ICC events, including the next Cricket World Cup and World Twenty20, will also be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports.
The broadcaster has also inked long-term deals for live cricket from South Africa, Australia and India as well as Women’s international cricket and the best of the English domestic season.
Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: “Sky’s first televised cricket was from the West Indies in 1990 and this deal further shows our commitment to overseas cricket by providing four more live England cricket tours from the Caribbean.
“As recent ICC World Twenty20 champions, West Indies are always exciting to watch and very popular with our viewers.
“This adds more depth to our live scheduling and means Sky Sports has never offered greater depth and breadth of coverage nor a stronger line-up of live sport for our viewers to watch at home or on the move.”
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