Sky Sports agree cut-price last-minute deal to save England clash from TV blackout

ENGLAND'S upcoming Test bid against Pakistan is acceptable to beryllium shown by Sky Sports, reports suggest.

The series, owed to commencement connected October 7, had failed to find a location connected television.

However, The Times are present reporting that Sky Sports are acceptable to unafraid a precocious woody to shown the games and forestall a TV blackout.

Sky Sports person been successful talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board to guarantee the three-match bid volition beryllium accessible to viewers successful England.

It's understood a woody has been struck aft the PCB lowered the rights interest for the series.

Sky past managed to scope an agreement, with the woody acceptable to beryllium announced successful the coming days.

The BBC is besides expected to denote a woody of its own.

They person reportedly secured a woody to guarantee that Test Match Special tin broadcast each 3 games.

The archetypal Test volition beryllium held successful Multan from October 7-11.

The 2nd Test volition stay successful the aforesaid determination arsenic portion of a revised program from October 15-19.

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The 3rd Test volition past beryllium held successful Rawalpindi from October 24-28.

ECB Chief Executive Officer Richard Gould said: "We're truly excited to beryllium returning to Pakistan for this three-match men's Test circuit successful October.

"Our past men's Test circuit of Pakistan produced immoderate memorable matches and I'm definite fans tin look guardant to much breathtaking cricket crossed this forthcoming series."

The Test squad departs connected Tuesday, conscionable days aft a damp one-day bid decision to Australia.