Jonathan Agnew Special
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Jonathan Agnew reflects on his 33 years as BBC Cricket Correspondent with Simon Mann. He talks about all the big stories he’s covered and some of his favourite interviews. Jonathan will still be on Test Match Special as Chief Commentator for at least another 4 years.
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| 0:43.2 | You're listening to the TMS Podcast |
| 0:45.8 | from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:48.8 | Hello, welcome to the Test Match Special Podcast. |
| 0:51.0 | I'm Simon Mann. |
| 0:52.0 | Now, the Test Match in Ral Pindy that England lost so decisively marked the end of an era after 33 years in the role. |
| 1:00.0 | It was Jonathan Agney's last as the BBC's cricket correspondent. |
| 1:04.2 | I should emphasize though that Agers will still be with us on Test Match Special as our chief |
| 1:09.4 | commentator for at least, at least the next four years, but he'll no longer be having to answer the |
| 1:14.9 | phone at all hours when there's breaking news reporting on all the many other BBC |
| 1:19.1 | outlets. You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 1:25.0 | Now it all started on the 6th of June 1991 with England taking on West Indies at |
| 1:30.1 | headingly when Ben Stokes was just a couple of days old and it finished here in Ralpindy with Ben |
| 1:36.9 | Stokes Captain of England. |
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