Test Match Special (también conocido como TMS ) es unprograma de radio deportivo británico, originalmente, como su nombre lo indica, que se ocupa exclusivamente de los partidos de cricket de prueba , pero actualmente cubre cualquier cricket profesional. Emite en lasfrecuencias BBC Radio 4 LW ( onda larga ) y MW ( onda media ) local, BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra ( digital ) y a través de Internet en el Reino Unido y (donde los derechos de transmisión lo permitan) el resto del mundo. TMS proporciona cobertura bola por bola de la mayoría de los cricket de prueba , One Day International y Twenty20partidos y torneos que involucran al equipo de cricket de Inglaterra .
Género | Comentario deportivo ( cricket ) |
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Tiempo de ejecución | Durante los partidos de Inglaterra |
País de origen | Reino Unido |
Idioma (s) | inglés |
Estación de casa | Five Live Sports Extra y BBC Radio 4 LW / MW |
Lanzamiento original | 1957 - presente |
Formato de audio | MW / LW, radio digital y TV digital |
Tema principal | Soul Limbo - Booker T. y los MG |
Sitio web | Página web oficial |
Pódcast | Podcast oficial |
Historia
BBC Radio fue la primera emisora en cubrir cada bola de un partido de prueba. El cricket en vivo se había transmitido desde 1927, pero originalmente se pensó que el cricket de prueba era demasiado lento para que funcionaran los comentarios bola por bola. Sin embargo, Seymour de Lotbiniere ("Lobby"), responsable de la cobertura de deportes en vivo y que se convirtió en un destacado director de transmisiones externas en la BBC, se dio cuenta de que los comentarios bola por bola podían hacer que la radio fuera convincente. A mediados de la década de 1930, consiguió que Howard Marshall comenzara a comentar sobre el cricket, en lugar de solo dar informes. Desde mediados de la década de 1930 hasta la de 1950, la cantidad de comentarios bola por bola aumentó gradualmente, pero no fue hasta que se lanzó TMS en 1957 que se cubrieron todas las bolas para la audiencia británica. [1]
Robert Hudson fue responsable del lanzamiento de TMS , escribiendo a su jefe de Outside Broadcasts, Charles Max-Muller en 1956, proponiendo transmitir una cobertura completa bola por bola de las Pruebas en lugar de cubrir solo períodos fijos, y sugiriendo usar el Tercer Programa (como BBC Entonces se conocía Radio 3 ) frecuencia, ya que en ese momento el Tercer Programa solo se emitía por la noche. [2]
TMS se convirtió en un elemento fijo en BBC Radio 3 en onda media AM hasta que Radio 3 perdió su frecuencia MW en febrero de 1992. El programa se trasladó a Radio 3 FM ese verano y el verano siguiente la reproducción matutina fue en Radio 5, cambiando a Radio 3 para el sesión de la tarde. El inicio de Radio 5 Live significó que TMS se mudó a su hogar actual en Radio 4 de onda larga (198 LW, más varias frecuencias de MW localizadas, incluidas 720 MW en Londres y 603 MW en el noreste). En momentos de partidos de cricket, el horario normal de BBC Radio 4 continúa en sus frecuencias FM , mientras que el cricket se hace cargo de la onda larga . [ cita requerida ]
La radio digital fue vista como la solución para "dónde poner" el TMS y una forma para que los fanáticos del cricket eviten las transmisiones del Pronóstico de envío , el Servicio Diario y Ayer en el Parlamento que de otra manera interrumpirían el cricket. Desde 2002 se ha transmitido en Five Live Sports Extra , que es la red que la BBC promueve principalmente de forma cruzada en el aire. Five Live Sports Extra también se transmite a través de Internet (aunque a veces solo está disponible en el Reino Unido debido a problemas de derechos). Los comentarios completos están ahora disponibles durante 30 días en BBC iPlayer y, desde finales de 2015, está disponible una función de "rebobinado en vivo". [3]
Muchos espectadores que están presentes en los partidos de prueba escuchan TMS a través de auriculares conectados a radios portátiles. Las radios de frecuencia fija con comentarios de radio y / o televisión a veces están disponibles para su compra en los terrenos. [4]
De 1973 a 2007, Test Match Special fue producido por Peter Baxter . A mediados de 2007, Baxter se retiró y fue reemplazado por Adam Mountford , anteriormente el productor de cricket Five Live. Mountford tenía solo un año cuando Peter Baxter se involucró con TMS. [5]
Los cambios de formato incluyen la adición de pronósticos meteorológicos diarios en vivo e informes sobre el campeonato nacional del condado para las series locales, además de un resumen de fin de día con Jonathan Agnew y Geoffrey Boycott . Después de que Boycott dejó Test Match Special en 2020, Agnew ahora realiza el resumen de fin de día junto a Michael Vaughan .
El tema musical con tintes calipso de la pista " Soul Limbo " de la banda estadounidense de soul Booker T. & the MGs se reproduce al principio y al final de la cobertura de TMS todos los días. [6]
In December 2008 the BBC won the UK radio rights up to 2013.[7] On 26 January 2012 the ECB announced a further six-year deal covering home Tests until 2019 (the next UK Ashes series).[8] In 2017 the ECB agreed a new deal with the BBC to cover England Cricket on Radio from 2020 to 2024 alongside the new rights for BBC TV coverage of Live Twenty20 Cricket and Test Match & ODI International Highlights.
The BBC currently covers all winter series too, but did at one stage lose certain rights to TalkSport – broadcasting rights for tours are controlled by the host country and it is not uncommon for there to be disputes. In 2001, Agnew was forced to broadcast by mobile phone from Galle Forte, overlooking the Sri Lankan ground, when the BBC were locked out.[9]
Comentaristas de TMS
In a Test match three or four commentators and three or four summarisers are used in rotation; each commentator "sits in" before the microphone for 20 minutes, and each summariser for 30 minutes, at a time. Some of the commentators have nicknames (a few based on the first syllable of their surname, plus the syllable "-ers"). They have included:[citation needed]
- E. W. Swanton (1938–1975)
- Rex Alston (1945–1964)
- John Arlott (1946–1980)
- Ken Ablack (1950–1962)
- Robert Hudson (1958–1968)
- Peter West (1958)
- Alan Gibson (1962–1975)
- Peter Cranmer (1965, 1968 – 2 matches only)
- Brian Johnston ("Johnners") (1966–1993)
- Neil Durden-Smith (1969–1974)
- Christopher Martin-Jenkins ("CMJ") (1973–2012)
- Don Mosey ("The Alderman") (1974–1991)
- Henry Blofeld ("Blowers") (1974–1991, 1994–2017)
- Tony Lewis ("ARL") (1977–1985)
- Jack Bannister (1988–1994)
- Jon Champion (2000–2003)
- Mark Saggers (2001–2008)
- Arlo White (2005–2009)
- Mark Pougatch (2006–2008)
- Simon Hughes (2007–2010)
- Ed Smith ("Wordsmith") (2012–2018)
Current TMS commentators include:
- Jonathan Agnew ("Aggers") (1991–)
- Simon Mann (1996–)
- Alison Mitchell (2007–)
- Kevin Howells (2007–)
- Charles Dagnall ("Daggers") (2012–)
- Daniel Norcross (2016–)
- Isa Guha (2018–)
- Henry Moeran (2019–)
Regular summarisers
The long-standing pattern of a broadcast was commentary during the over followed by a summary or other comments between overs (usually by retired first-class cricketers). In recent years, this pattern has changed, with comments being made not just between overs but between balls.[citation needed]
Past summarisers have included:
- Norman Yardley (1956–1969, 1973)
- Trevor Bailey ("Boil") (1974–1999)
- Fred Trueman (1974–1999)
- David Lloyd ("Bumble") (1981–1991)
- Colin Milburn (1983–1988)
- Mike Selvey (1984–2008)
- Graeme Fowler (1994–2005)
- Angus Fraser (2002–2008)
- Sir Geoffrey Boycott ("Boycs") (2005–2020)[10]
- Graeme Swann ("Swanny") (2014–2019)
Current summarisers include:
- Vic Marks ("The Vicar") (1990–)
- Phil Tufnell ("Tuffers") (2003–)
- Alec Stewart (2006–)
- Michael Vaughan ("Vaughnie") (2009–)
- Ebony Rainford-Brent (2015–)
- Sir Alastair Cook (2019–)
- Tymal Mills (2019–)
- Mark Ramprakash (2020–)
- Alex Hartley (2020–)
Guest commentators and summarisers
In addition, visitors from overseas join the TMS team as commentators or summarisers when their country is touring England or vice versa. These have included:
Country | Commentators | Summarisers |
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Australia | Adam Collins Tim Lane Geoff Lemon Jim Maxwell Alan McGilvray | Ian Chappell ("Chappeli") Jack Fingleton Adam Gilchrist Jason Gillespie ("Dizzy") Matthew Hayden Mitchell Johnson Dean Jones Mel Jones Justin Langer Stuart Law Geoff Lawson Damien Martyn Glenn McGrath ("Pigeon") Dirk Nannes Neville Oliver, nicknamed "The Doctor" in reference to his initials and the film Dr. No Michael Slater ("Slats") Jeff Thomson ("Thommo") |
Bangladesh | Athar Ali Khan | |
India | Harsha Bhogle Prakash Wakankar | Maharajah of Baroda Aakash Chopra Rahul Dravid Farokh Engineer ("Rooky") Sunil Gavaskar Ravi Shastri |
Ireland | John Kenny Michael McNamee | Alan Lewis Niall O'Brien |
New Zealand | Bryan Waddle | Jeremy Coney Iain O'Brien Ian Smith |
Pakistan | Omar Kureishi Aatif Nawaz | Imran Khan Azhar Mahmood Mushtaq Mohammad Ramiz Raja |
Scotland | Dougie Brown | |
South Africa | Gerald de Kock Natalie Germanos Neil Manthorp | Daryll Cullinan Shaun Pollock Barry Richards Graeme Smith |
Sri Lanka | Roshan Abeysinghe | Gamini Goonesena Russel Arnold |
West Indies | Tony Cozier Roy Lawrence Fazeer Mohammed Donna Symmonds | Sir Curtly Ambrose Carlos Brathwaite Colin Croft Sir Viv Richards |
Zimbabwe | Duncan Fletcher Pommie Mbangwa Henry Olonga |
Scorers
The TMS team also includes a scorer. The first was Arthur Wrigley, followed in 1966 by Bill Frindall (affectionately known as "the Bearded Wonder") whose final Test was England's drawn 2nd Test with India in December 2008. Jo King was used as scorer for overseas tours after Frindall stopped travelling. When Jo was unavailable for the 2006/07 Commonwealth Banks Series finals in Australia, Michael Robinson replaced her for the first final at the MCG. Malcolm Ashton (affectionately known as "Ashtray") became TMS scorer following Frindall's death in 2009.[11] South African Andrew Samson was the scorer on overseas tours from the Ashes tour of 2010/11, and took over from Malcolm Ashton in 2014, for the home series against Sri Lanka and India. Andy Zaltzman became the scorer on the Sri Lankan tour of England in 2016.[12] Having been the scorer on numerous England women's matches, Phil Long made his debut on the programme at the start of the 2019 Cricket World Cup where he and Zaltzman were the scorers.
- Arthur Wrigley (1934–1966)
- Bill Frindall ("The Bearded Wonder" or "Bearders") (1966–2008)
- Jo King
- Michael Robinson
- Malcolm Ashton ("Ashtray") (2009–2014)
- Andrew Samson (2010/11–2019)
- Andy Zaltzman (2016 to date)
- Phil Long (2019 to date)
Producers and reporters
The producer from 1973 to June 2007 was Peter Baxter, who was also himself a capable commentator. He succeeded Michael Tuke-Hastings, and on his retirement was succeeded by Adam Mountford.[13]
Estilo desenfadado
TMS has always had a distinctively irreverent style. While it takes seriously its role of describing and commenting on the action, there is also much light relief. Brian Johnston, who was as happy on the stage and working in light entertainment presentation as he was in the commentary box, was the master of this style. This could on occasion lead to hilarity in the box, for instance on one occasion in August 1991 at The Oval when Ian Botham was dismissed "hit wicket" and Agnew said Botham "just couldn't quite get his leg over." This remark led both Agnew and Johnston to collapse in a fit of giggles, which was quickly followed by Johnston's giggly chastening, "Aggers, do stop it!" This clip has become a broadcasting classic and is frequently replayed. In 2005, Radio 5 Live listeners voted it the greatest sporting commentary of all time, with ten times as many votes as "they think it's all over".[14]
Other Johnners classics include, "There's Neil Harvey standing at leg-slip with his legs wide apart, waiting for a tickle",[15] and "...and Ward bowls to Glenn Turner, short, ooh! and it catches him high up on the, er, thigh. That really must have hurt as he's doubled over in pain. I remember when..." and after 2 minutes of typical Johnners fill, he continued, "Well, he's bravely going to carry on ... but he doesn't look too good. One ball left."[16]
Listeners' letters and emails are often read out on air. Brian Johnston was once taken to task by a schoolmistress correspondent, pretending indignation, for saying during a West Indies Test commentary: "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey." However, on this occasion he was innocent.[17]
Concern about BBC Sport's commitment to maintaining the tone and style of the programme after its 50th anniversary led to an Early Day Motion being tabled in Parliament by Andrew George MP in June 2007.[18]
In 2012 Test Match Special's light-hearted style was commented upon by the FARS News Agency, highlighting the "leg over" incident.[19]
Tortas
Brian Johnston started the fad of the public sending cakes to the commentary box. In Johnston's day they were chocolate cakes, whereas now fruit cakes seem to be more popular. Indeed, in 2001 the Queen herself had a fruit cake baked for the TMS team. She said that it was baked "under close supervision" by her following Jonathan Agnew's light hearted questioning of her as to whether she might have baked it herself.[20]
In 2019, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall commissioned a cake featuring the helmets and captains from the England vs. New Zealand teams, delivered and consumed during the World Cup Final.[21][22]
Barbas
Beards have become a recurring theme during TMS commentary, under the supervision of "Bearders" himself — scorer and statistician. The TMS team receive sporadic missives from Keith Flett, social historian, serial newspaper letter writer and chairman of the Beard Liberation Front, a group dedicated to the removal of a societal prejudice against the facially follically enhanced or bearded. Flett offers his opinions on the state of beards in the game today and his views are frequently discussed on TMS, particularly by Jonathan Agnew, including transformations in the recent and bygone Pakistan cricketers, and most recently with regards to the "splendidly hirsute" Monty Panesar. Bill Frindall was announced "Beard of the Year" winner in 2008.[23]
Caridad
There is a tradition that every Saturday of a home Test match the commentators wear a Primary Club tie. Membership of the Primary Club is available to anybody who has been out first ball (a "golden duck") in any form of cricket. Proceeds are donated to a charity for blind and partially sighted cricketers.[24]
Vista desde el límite
This is a regular Saturday lunchtime feature during home Test Matches, in which guests from all walks of life are interviewed about their love of cricket as well as their own sphere of activity. In the early years of the feature the interviewer was usually Brian Johnston; nowadays most interviews are conducted by Jonathan Agnew. Lily Allen has been interviewed twice and stated a preference for the longer Test form of the game during her first interview on View from the Boundary.[25] Daniel Radcliffe was interviewed on his 18th birthday at the Lord's Test in 2007 after being hunted down by Shilpa Patel, TMS's assistant producer. During the Ashes Test in 2009 at Lord's Patel also attracted the New Zealand actor Russell Crowe into the TMS box, while his cousin, the former Kiwi test cricketer Jeff Crowe, was serving as the match referee. Agnew remarked "that we have been joined by the cousin of the match referee" live on air.[26] British prime ministers have been guests, including cricket fans John Major, David Cameron, who was interviewed twice, once as the Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition, and Theresa May.
Funciones de la hora del almuerzo
In addition to View from the Boundary, TMS regularly provides features such as interviews with ex-players or reminiscences of matches and seasons gone by. In each case, the narrator tells the story interspersed with recorded interviews with the main protagonists as well as pieces of archive commentary. This [incomplete] list is as follows:
1989: The Poms Down Under - produced by Peter Baxter. A series of programmes broadcast at lunchtime on the first day of every test match during the 1989 Ashes series. Each program chronicled an England (or MCC as it was for many years) tour of Australia. These tours included 1950-51, 1954-55, 1965-66, 1970-71, 1974-75, 1978-79 (including the short tour of 1979-80), 1982-83 and 1986-87.
1988: Islands in the Sun: Similar to the Poms Down Under and again produced by Peter Baxter. These were broadcast on the first day of every test match of the 1988 England v West Indies test series. This programmes focused on the England (again MCC for many years) tours of the West Indies. It contained (but is not limited to) the tours of 1967-68, 1973-74, 1980-81 and 1985-86.
1990: A passage to India: Chronicling the England (or MCC for many years) tours of India including 1972-73, 1976-77, 1981-82 and 1984-85.
Seasons to Savour: A series of programmes produced by Peter Baxter telling the highlights of various significant seasons. Presented by Peter Baxter, these included: 1971 and 1975. In each case, not just the internationals but the country (championship, NatWest and B&H) seasons were covered.
More recent lunchtime features have tended to be more live with ex-players reuniting to share their memories with new TMS scorer Andy Zaltzman giving some statistical context.
While some of the more recent lunchtime features have been made available (for a period at least) on the TMS website, many of the older recordings have been abridged. None have ever been made available for purchase except for 3 cassettes sold in the late 1980s / early 1990s:
- From Bradman to Botham: The story of the Ashes 1948-1981.
- England v West Indies: 1950-1976
- The Great Match: Various test matches.
Brian Johnston Momento de champán
At the end of each test match, the commentators vote for their favourite special moment in the match, and the player involved wins a bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne. Examples include a personal milestone for a player, such as a century or five-wicket haul, a dramatic celebration, or a spectacular piece of fielding, wicket or shot.
Crítica
In 2008 Mike Selvey was replaced as a TMS summariser as new producer Adam Mountford brought in Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan. Selvey then criticised what he described as a shift towards "laddish" commentators such as Arlo White and Mark Pougatch who have "little knowledge of the game, especially of the cadences of Test Match cricket".[27] This sentiment was echoed by some of his contemporaries.[28]
Ver también
- List of cricket commentators
- Test Match Sofa
- ABC Radio Grandstand
Notas
- ^ However, according to EW Swanton full ball-by-ball coverage was first tried experimentally in 1939, with himself, Howard Marshall and Michael Standing as the commentators, but the full coverage only went to the West Indies. EW Swanton, Sort of a Cricket Person, Collins, 1972, p281 of the 1974 Sportsman's Book Club edition. Similarly, in 1948 the BBC provided full ball-by-ball coverage for Australia.
- ^ Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (1990). Ball by Ball: The Story of Cricket Broadcasting. Grafton Books. p. 91. ISBN 0-246-13568-9.
- ^ "BBC quietly launches 'live rewind' for radio". media.info. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "BBC | Radio Five Live Sports Extra | Test Match Special blog". 1 July 2007. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Cellist wins Test Match Special acclaim with four-part rendition of famous theme". The Irish News. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/bbc-sport-gain-radio-rights,303608,EN.html ECB media release regarding 2010 – 2013 UK radio rights
- ^ "BBC Sport and ECB agree six-year live radio deal". 26 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Leonard, Tom (24 February 2001). "Test match lock-out fails to stump BBC". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Sir Geoffrey Boycott leaves Test Match Special after 14 years". 5 June 2020.
- ^ BBC Sport Online, Ashton joins TMS team (consulted 18 May 2009).
- ^ [2], "The Ashes 2010: Sky Sports v Test Match Special" (consulted 8 December 2012).
- ^ [3], " New TMS producer signs on" (consulted 8 December 2012).
- ^ Culf, Andrew; correspondent, sports (20 August 2005). "Incident which led to greatest sporting commentary of all time". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Johnston, Brian (1974). It's Been a Lot of Fun. London: W. H. Allen. p. 207. ISBN 0-491-01471-6.
- ^ Johnston, Brian (1974). It's Been a Lot of Fun. London: W. H. Allen. pp. 258–9. ISBN 0-491-01471-6.
- ^ Martin-Jenkins, p160.
- ^ "Andrew's Early day Motion".
- ^ english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9106243132
- ^ "TMS by royal appointment". 19 July 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Telegraph article". 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ @Aggerscricket (14 July 2019). "Tweet from Aggers" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Andy, Bull; Swains, Howard (21 December 2008). "India v England - as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Les, Scott (31 August 2011). Bats, balls & bails : the essential cricket book. London: Random House. ISBN 9781446423165. OCLC 953577425.
- ^ "Lily brings a smile to TMS". Archived from the original on 26 August 2009.
- ^ Thanks Johnners: Jonathan Agnew Blue Door Publishing 2010
- ^ "The Week UK". The Week UK.
- ^ "Mike Selvey leaves TMS". www.kingcricket.co.uk.
Referencias
- Christopher Martin-Jenkins: Ball by Ball – The Story of Cricket Broadcasting, Grafton Books, 1990, ISBN 0-246-13568-9
- Test Match Special – 50 Not Out, BBC Books, 2007, ISBN 0-563-53906-2
enlaces externos
- BBC Sport TMS homepage
- TMS blog (discontinued)
- TMS podcast
- How to listen to TMS
- The classic Brian Johnston "leg over" commentary in full
- TMS Flickr Page
- Parliamentary Early Day Motion