Top Sky commentators to remain on Hundred duty and miss Test matches

Sky Sports will signal the strength of their commitment to the Hundred by keeping several A-list commentators with the new competition next week despite a clash with the start of England’s Test series with .

Nasser Hussain, Rob Key and Ebony Rainford-Brent will miss the first Test at Trent Bridge starting on Wednesday as they have opted to stay on Hundred commentary duty until the end of the competition.

This means they will also sit out of the second Test at Lord’s, which begins on August 12.

The commentary box for the Tests will still include Mike Atherton, Michael Holding and Ian Ward, with guest appearances from Andrew Strauss and Dinesh Karthik.

But Sky’s decision to give equal billing to the Hundred during an iconic series against India illustrates their belief in the growing format.

Meanwhile, Samit Patel and fellow off-spinner Matthew Carter snaffled six wickets between them to help Trent Rockets to a against Eoin Morgan’s London Spirit.