Durban commentary and Smith's slip catches occupy talkSPORT Cricket
Jarrod Kimber and Dane Vilas build a dream slip cordon, while Following On turns to England's contracts and coaching setup.
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LIVE Test Match Cricket | South Africa v Australia | First Test - Day Four | Durban
Steve Smith's catching gave talkSPORT Cricket plenty to debate between the balls in Durban. Jarrod Kimber and former South Africa international Dane Vilas considered his place among the great slip fielders and selected their dream cordon. Elsewhere, Sam Ellard and Cameron Steel ranked Smith's three catches from the Test's third day, bringing Marco Jansen's ODI effort into the conversation too.
The biggest new audience, though, gathered for the commentary itself. Day Four's ball-by-ball broadcast from Kingsmead reached about 29,000 views, the most watched of the channel's 15 uploads this week. Australia began that day with a substantial advantage; the Day Five broadcast picked up with South Africa four wickets down and six more needed for an Australian victory. These are listening companions to the match, rather than television highlights.
After Australia's win, Kimber and Steel examined whether South Africa had missed their best opportunity in the series, with particular attention to Matt Renshaw and Pat Cummins. That discussion remains among the channel's busiest uploads right now, alongside Kyle Abbott's account of the nerves, preparation and first deliveries of a Test debut.
The strongest daily momentum belongs to a different set of selection questions. Neil Manthorp and Steve Harmison's Following On episode examines England's expanded central-contract list and separate red-ball and white-ball coaching teams, including why uncapped Henry Crocombe received a deal.
Subscribers held steady, while current daily viewing is below the channel's usual pace. Its roughly 417,000 weekly views nevertheless put it third among the nearby sports channels, with Sport Vibes Network having a particularly large week and Beyond23 Cricket Podcast quieter. For talkSPORT Cricket, the conversation has already moved from Durban's wickets to England's planning.
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