Seven Sport is the brand and production department under which all sporting events on the Seven Network are broadcast. Channel Seven . In going for Lane and Mitchell it’s a move back to saying it’s OK not to have played cricket at a high level. Alison Mitchell (born 1980) is an English cricket commentator and sports broadcaster. We are really looking forward to her contribution in our Test match cricket.”Mitchell famously became the first women to call ball-by-ball cricket action on the ABC during the 2013-14 Ashes in Australia and was the big winner of day one of the cricket commentary wars in Australia and England.“I’m tremendously excited to be joining Seven in a new era for Australian cricket coverage,” she said.“Test cricket holds a very special place in the hearts of the Australian public and it will be a privilege to take a lead role in bringing the action into people’s homes.“I’m relishing the opportunity to join up with Ricky Ponting, Damian Fleming and Michael Slater, having most recently worked alongside them on the UK’s coverage of the last Ashes series.“I have spent the last four seasons working on the Australian cricket scene during the English winter, so to take up this role with Seven is an absolute thrill and a honour.”Mitchell’s appointment came as Seven announced a series of massive commentary appointments, including— Mel McLaughlin and James Brayshaw will host Seven’s first Test cricket broadcast this summer— Veteran sportscaster Tim Lane and former Fox Sports presenter Abbey Gelmi will feature throughout the summer; and— Aussie cricket legends Jason Gillespie, Brad Hodge, Simon Katich, Greg Blewett and Lisa Sthalekar have also joined Seven.Mitchell’s announcement was welcomed by cricket commentators across Australia.Ch7's announcement with the likes of Alison Mitchell and Tim Lane as callers suggests the commentary is going to be a very different style to what we're used to on 9. CRICKET’S great TV carve up already has a clear winner. Network adds a host of former players and respected callers to their commentary teamAustralian cricket's new free-to-air broadcaster Channel Seven has added a host of former international stars to its commentary team for the coming summer.Ex-Australia Test players Lisa Sthalekar, Jason Gillespie, Greg Blewett, Simon Katich and Brad Hodge were all unveiled as expert commentators on Tuesday as the network prepares to broadcast both men's and women's internationals as well as 43 matches of the KFC Big Bash League.Seven confirmed Bruce McAvaney will form part of their cricket coverage, with the iconic sports broadcaster to host a lunch-break show during the Melbourne and Sydney Tests.Alison Mitchell, Tim Lane and former South Australia batter James Brayshaw have signed on as ball-by-ball callers for Tests.Mel McLaughlin and Abbey Gelmi are also on board as hosts, with Seven stating they'll announce further commentary signings closer to the beginning of Australia's home international season.It follows announcements of former Test stars Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath, Michael Slater and Damien Fleming to Seven's stable in recent weeks. As the dust settles, here's what we can expect in the coming "summer of cricket". Australian cricket's new free-to-air broadcaster Channel Seven has added a host of former international stars to its commentary team for the coming summer. He will provide commentary across all our Test Matches this summer, four matches against India and two against Sri Lanka,” Barham said.“No one speaks with more authority about fast bowling than Glenn and fans will be treated to his unique insights and vast knowledge all summer on Seven.”The announcement came after Fox Sports snapped up cricket icons Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne to lead the rival network’s broadcast team.Mark Waugh, Allan Border, Brendon Julian, Michael Hussey, Michael Vaughan, Isa Guha and Mel Jones have previously been announced as huge signings for Fox Sports’ all-star commentary team.Fox Sports has previously announced it will show every ball of the Australian summer of cricket uninterrupted and ad-free on the subscription television network.Fox has also announced plans to launch an exclusive Fox Cricket channel which will broadcast every Test, ODI and Twenty20 of the summer — including 16 exclusive Big Bash games.You can only imagine Bruce calling delicious cover-drives.James Brayshaw — Sheffield Shield cricketer and former Footy Show hostAlison Mitchell — Popular English cricket commentatorTim Lane — Former ABC cricket and AFL TV/radio commentatorBruce McAvaney — Australia’s highest profile sportscasterGlenn McGrath — Australia’s most prolific Test wicket-taking fast-bowlerBrad Hodge — Australian Test cricket great and Big Bash icon cricket; Fox Sports’ cricket trump card emerges after commentary war. The former BBC, ABC and BT Sports cricket host was announced by Seven on Tuesday alongside a host of stars, including popular sports broadcasters James Brayshaw and Mel McLaughlin.
Cricket World Cup 2019: Ganguly, Clarke, McCullum, ICC Reveals Commentators for World Cup. CHANNEL 7 has unveiled its full Test cricket commentary line-up, stunning cricket personalities with a “very different” team of stars. "We are looking forward to the summer of cricket enormously," Seven's head of cricket Dave Barham said.