We are well aware of the buzz Ashes Cricket 2013 is creating amongst our beloved readers, and we’re more than happy in giving you the latest updates on this anticipated title.
505 Games, the publisher behind Ashes Cricket 2013 has confirmed the gameplay commentators. Mark Nicholas, the Lead commenrator for Channel 5 in the UK and Australia’s Channel 9, will be taking the role of Lead Commentator for the game.
Nicholas will be joined by ex-England head coach and Sky Sports pundit, David Lloyd and ex-Australian international and Channel 9 commentator Michael Slater.
Mark Nicholas, although being an Englishman by birth, and playing for Hampshire for over 17 years, he has since made his name as a television presenter. Nicholas is the anchor of Channel 5 cricket coverage in the UK and also anchor of Channel 9 coverage during the Australian summer cricket season.
David Lloyd, affectionately known as Bumble, brings a wealth of experience and good humour to the game that cricket fans have come to expect from his dulcet tones. Famous for his array of catchphrases, such as “This pitch is as flat as a dodo” and “England have nothing to lose here, apart from this Test match”, Bumble was England coach during the 1997 Ashes series before becoming a Sky Sports commentator in 1999.
Finally, ex-Australian international, Michael Slater completes the commentating line up. Known as ‘Slats’ in the commentary box, he has been commentating on Channel 9 for seven years. Slater played in four Ashes series, scoring 1669 runs including a remarkable seven hundreds. He played 74 Tests for Australia between1993 – 2001.
All these names are well known to your average cricket fan, and they do make up a nice commentary team for Ashes Cricket 2013, something we’re really looking forward to.
