Oval-Gate - Covering the aftermath
- 23 Aug 06, 03:48 PM
The dramatic events of Sunday afternoon at the Oval will always be remembered as one of the saddest days in the history of Test Cricket.
It has also presented quite a challenge for the BBC Radio Cricket team.
As always it has been vital throughout to maintain impartiality and accuracy despite the range of strong emotions surrounding the issue. Anyone who heard the Victoria Derbyshire Five Live phone-in on monday morning will be in no doubt of the passions raised by accusations of cheating.
So far I believe our coverage of the events has been very impressive. Test Match Special and Five Live Sport brought all the twists and turns of that amazing afternoon, and there has been some top journalism helping to stay on top of developments since.
Pat Murphy's broad shoulders and excellent contacts helped secure some fantastic live interviews amongst the scrum at the Oval as the Pakistan team left on Monday morning.
Jonathan Agnew secured an exclusive interview with ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed before any other outlet. And then on Wednesday morning, Garry Richardson broke the story on the Today programme that the crucial hearing against Inzamam-ul-Haq was facing delay.
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