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TNT Sports close to securing live UK rights for England white-ball cricket tour of Australia

Broadcaster TNT Sports is nearing an agreement to broadcast live television coverage across the United Kingdom for the upcoming limited-overs series played by the English men's national cricket team in Australia next month. As part of the discussions, terrestrial network Channel 5 is pursuing a separate arrangement to acquire television highlights and potentially air one of the five scheduled Twenty20 fixtures on a free-to-air channel.

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