Hampshire v Somerset To Be Televised On Sky Sports

Hampshire's final Royal London One-Day Cup South Group fixture against Somerset at the The Ageas Bowl this Wednesday (6th June) has been selected for live coverage by Sky Sports.

With James Vince's side top of the group and aiming to clinch a home semi-final with victory this week, and Somerset currently fourth and still able to secure a play-off place, the decision has been made to televise the match.

Dominic Bess and Joe Root are among the England players who have been made available to return to their counties for this week’s final rounds of qualifying matches in the Royal London One-Day Cup.

Bess, the 20-year-old off-spinner who made his first two Test appearances against Pakistan, is free to play for opponents Somerset this week.

The draw for the knockout stages of the Royal London One-Day Cup will be held at Edgbaston on Thursday night, after the Warwickshire-Worcestershire game.

As last year, the group winners will earn home advantage in the semi finals, which will be played on June 17 and 18, and both shown live on Sky.

Their opponents will be determined by play-offs between the second team from the North Group and the third from the South, and vice versa, on June 14 – with Sky to select one of those matches for live coverage.

The draw will determine which play-off winner travels to which group winner – and ahead of this week’s final group matches, 11 of the 18 counties are still in contention to stay on course for the Lord’s final on Saturday June 30.