BBC Test Match Special stars consider suing over England’s Ashes ban threat

Eight freelance commentators from BBC Test Match Special are considering legal action after the England and Wales Cricket Board warned it could bar them from covering next summer’s Ashes. They are due to join The Usual Voices, a YouTube watchalong for England’s three-Test tour of South Africa next month. The ECB says the alternative broadcast could undermine cricket’s finances; the commentators believe a ban could expose the board to legal claims.