Petition · past parliament
Minimum of 1 England cricket Test match to be on free-to-air TV per year
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254 signatures
What the petition asks
Cricket participation levels in the United Kingdom are decreasing every year across all age groups (http://bit.ly/2MmseSJ) and this can be linked to the move in 2005 to show all England internationals exclusively on Sky Sports. It's time Test cricket was protected by Ofcom.
The ECB have recently dedicated to showing 2 T20 England Internationals a year from 2020 (https://ind.pn/2LUb4iV).
However, this is not enough. It is time that some England Test matches are added to Category A of the "Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events" (https://wiki.sh/zehw) with a focus placed on Australia matches during an Ashes series.
However, this is not enough. It is time that some England Test matches are added to Category A of the "Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events" (https://wiki.sh/zehw) with a focus placed on Australia matches during an Ashes series.
Timeline
| 10 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Feb 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
254
Status
Closed
Opened
10 Aug 2018
Closed
10 Feb 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.