Test Match Special

Test Match Special (TMS)
GenreSport (cricket) commentary
Running timeDuring England matches
Country of originUK
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
BBC Sounds
Original release1957 –
present
(1957–1992: BBC Radio 3 MW
Summer 1992: BBC Radio 3 FM
1992-1994: BBC Radio 5 MW
1994-2023: BBC Radio 4 LW
2002-present: BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
2018-present: BBC Sounds)

Audio formatMW, digital radio and digital television
Opening theme"Soul Limbo" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
WebsiteOfficial website
PodcastOfficial podcast

Test Match Special (also known as TMS) is a British sports radio programme, originally, as its name implies, dealing exclusively with Test cricket matches, but currently covering any professional cricket. The programme is available on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra (digital) and on BBC Sounds to the United Kingdom and (where broadcasting rights permit) the rest of the world. TMS provides ball-by-ball coverage of most Test cricket, One Day International, and Twenty20 matches and tournaments involving the England cricket team.