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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
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South Africa struggling to secure UK TV deal to screen England Test series

Mark Wood and Ollie Pope celebrate the wicket of Rassie van der Dussen
Mark Wood and Ollie Pope celebrate the wicket of Rassie van der Dussen when England last faced South Africa in Johannesburg in 2020. Photograph: Gallo Images/Getty Images

Cricket South Africa has yet to secure a UK television rights deal for England’s marquee Test series next winter with Sky Sports declining an offer to renew a long-term contract that expired last year.

Sky’s apparent reluctance to extend a relationship that began more than 30 years ago has left CSA searching for alternative broadcast partners so that the three Tests over Christmas and three one-day internationals in January are televised in the UK.

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