Petition · past parliament
Return the audio rights for 2018 and 2019 overseas cricket tours to the BBC
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
On Wednesday 18th April it was announced that the BBC had lost the audio rights for England's overseas tours of Sri Lanka and the West Indies in 2018/19. Test Match Special has a history that goes back to the first full live fixture to be broadcast over the radio in 1957 - lets keep it that way.
In our troubling economic & geopolitical times there has always been TMS. From Swanton to Swann, Aggers to Daggers, Johnners to Blowers and Martin-Jenkins to Mitchell - never have we been without their comforting words, dancing over the airwaves from some far-away land; our light in the winter darkness, our comfort in times of hardship. It is the great unifier - young, old, rich, poor, all nationalities & none. I'm all for the free market, but this is too far.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
This decision was made by the Sri Lankan and West Indies cricket boards, not the UK Government and Parliament.
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Apr 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Apr 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.