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''Cricket AM'' is a Saturday-morning Cricket -based Television Programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports 1 . It began broadcasting in May 2006, and is largely based on its successful Soccer -related counterpart '' Soccer AM '', as a replacement during the soccer off-season. The show lasts for 90 minutes and is presented by Simon Thomas and Anita Rani . FEATURES The show features a range of regular cricket-related programming features. Studio guests include past and present cricketers, and musicians with an interest in cricket. Aside from results, previews and commentary on ongoing cricket, there are a number of regular studio features on the show, including ''Ready Steady Freddie'', a segment featuring prominent England All-rounder Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff competing against professionals in a number of different sports. Freddie has competed against Ricky Hatton at boxing, Joey Barton at football, and has played Table Tennis , Tenpin Bowling , Archery , Baseball , Basketball and Darts against world champion Phil "The Power" Taylor , with mixed success! Another regular feature has two animated characters ("Willow and "Stumpy") explaining unusual rules or jargon. The show mirrors ''Soccer AM'' very closely in many regards; the ''Luther Blissett Stand'' is renamed as the Dwayne Leverock cricket Pavilion , filled by the members of a cricket team, who compete in a Bowl-out in the outdoor car park at the end of the show. ''Throw Time'', a feature in which county cricket teams are visited and contested to throw a ball at the stumps with their "wrong" hand, closely resembles ''Soccer AM'''s ''Crossbar Challenge''. EXTERNAL LINK |
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