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June 6, 2020 England

Test highlights on BBC2 (and iPlayer) – but no more Geoffrey Boycott on Test Match Special

2 minute read As reported back in 2017, the BBC are going to be showing the Test highlights this summer, not Channel 5. They’ll be covering the one-dayers too. The news feels kind of irrelevant at the minute, but actually England v West Indies is due to go ahead from July 8. It

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October 24, 2017 Australia / England

BT Sport to use Geoffrey Boycott as Ashes commentator

< 1 minute read We got a bit distracted when we tried to write about this last week, but BT Sport has revealed its commentary line-up for the Ashes. For some reason the press release led with “legendary cricket captains” Michael Vaughan and Ricky Ponting, but we’re far more interested in the others. Geoffrey

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May 18, 2015 Extras / Regulars

Geoff Boycott to star in Triffids remake

2 minute read Here’s a moment from the final scene when Geoff finds himself surrounded by a gang of maize. Okay, we’ll admit that’s a lie. Boycott’s Triffids film is being kept closely under wraps and they would never give away crucial plot information like this. The photo is actually from a press

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