LONDON:Cricket fans will be able to listen to live BBC coverage when Test Match Special, normally found on BBC Radio Four LW and BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra (one of the BBC's new digital radio stations), is streamed online.

Fans can access Test Match Special commentary live on both the BBC and ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) websites - www.bbc.co.uk/cricket and at www.ecb.co.uk. The facility was made available from Thursday, with the first test kicking off between England and India in the npower series. 

The exclusive deal means that the BBC commentary will be available online for npower Test Matches, NatWest One-Day Internationals and C&G Trophy matches covered by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

The deal includes online coverage of these matches for the remainder of the 2002 domestic season and the whole of the 2003 domestic season, where coverage of the ECB's recently announced 20-over competition can also be anticipated.