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Today’s Test Match between England and Pakistan which is available on Sky TV packages is an important landmark for the broadcaster.

The Oval Test Match will become the 150th live England Test Match to be screened by Sky and we certainly hope that both Sky and England go on to reach their double ton.

To mark this sporting and Sky broadcasting achievement Sky Sports asked their famous commentators and ex-Test cricketers to choose their favourite England Test from the 150 that Sky TV have shown.

The first live England Test that Sky screened was against the West Indies at Sabina Park way back in 1990 and that is the Test that ex-bowler Bob Willis chose as his most memorable. England won the Test by 9 wickets with an exhausted looking Gus Fraser picking up a 5fer.

David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd went for the 2002 Christchurch Test against New Zealand where Graham Thorpe scored the 3rd quickest double hundred of all time. The England boys declared in the second innings to leave NZ a hefty looking 550 to win. After a lot of nervous moments England eventually came through to win by 98 runs.

It was David Gower, however, who chose the same Test that Yours Truly would also have picked out. The second Test against South Africa at the Wanderers ground in Johannesburg was shown on Sky in 1995 and was one for the cricket connoisseurs. Michael Atherton batted for almost 11 hours to reach 185 not out and save the Test Match – with just a bit of help at the end from wicketkeeper Jack Russell.

Which England Test Match shown on Sky Sports would you have chosen as the most memorable?

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 10:04 am and is filed under Sky Channels, Sky Sports.
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