The Ashes & the riches of radio
By Andy Pearson
It was never in doubt of course, but the power of radio is confirmed by the thrilling experience that is the BBC’s Test Match Special.
For five nights now the Pearson bedroom has been awash with romance of the cricket kind.
Mrs P hasn’t been over the moon but there is a grudging acceptance for that side of the pit that the hours of commentary from the other side of the world do represent something rather exquisite.
They’re on at a just-above-whisper volume on the DAB radio’s Five Live Extra – and they’re utterly beguiling and charming as I drift in and out of sleep in rhythm with the ebbs and flows of England’s fortunes.
Singing
The TMS team are a gregarious bunch and conversations have stretched from Geoff Boycott’s dislike of Twitter to quality of the Barmy Army’s singing.
Michael Vaughan arrived after spending time with Andrew Flintoff in Dubai, Jonathan Agnew had followed England’s preparations in Perth, Adelaide and Hobart.
Aussie Jim Maxwell has added essential local knowledge and there have been valuable contributions former green baggy heroes Michael Slater and Justin Langer.
Spending bedtime with all those fellas might is highly recommended.
Great fun – and what radio does best.
The wireless remains a great media with which to be associated.
