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Sky Sports to air England tour of Bangladesh in 2016

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Sky Sports has secured the rights to England’s 2016 tour of Bangladesh, further 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.

A packed 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 host the West Indies and South Africa in 2017, as well as the ICC Champions Trophy.

Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: “Sky Sports will offer the complete England story – home and away – over the next two years. It’s exciting times for English cricket and thanks to this agreement our viewers can follow the team’s progress in all formats of the game, including ICC events.

“There’s a real sense of excitement building around English cricket after a thrilling Ashes summer and Sky will be with the team every step of the way.”

Additionally Sky Sports has agreements in place with the IPL, Cricket South Africa, Cricket New Zealand, West Indies Cricket, India Cricket and Cricket Sri Lanka offering viewers an unrivalled year-round schedule of live cricket.