Sky Sports Secures Rights To England Cricket's '16 Tour Of Bangladesh

Sky Sports secured the rights to England's '16 tour of Bangladesh, strengthening its position as the home of cricket. The deal for two Tests and three one-day internationals means that all of England's matches for the next two years will be exclusively live on Sky Sports, following the recent agreement to show England's tour against Pakistan in the UAE next month. The upcoming England schedule features a winter tour to South Africa, the ICC World Twenty20 in India, and two home series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. England's Bangladesh tour is immediately followed by a five-Test series in India, and England will host the West Indies and South Africa in '17, as well as the ICC Champions Trophy (Sky Sports). The PA reported Sky Sports will show more than 50 Tests and 360 scheduled days of England cricket live over the next five years. The centerpiece of the deal, believed to be worth around £80M ($123.7M), will be the next Ashes series in '17-18 (PA, 9/10).