| If you've missed the live match, then cricket | | | | subscribe to this highlights package for less than 5 |
| streaming of edited highlights is readily available on | | | | pounds per month through SkyPlayer. |
| the internet. These generally cover the latest | | | | Willow TV is the specialist market leader in live |
| international games and are often at a reduced cost | | | | cricket streaming, however one of their innovative |
| or even free, as the fierce bidding war for live | | | | features is the concept of interactive highlights for |
| cricket rights doesn't often extend to the recorded | | | | some of their broadcasts. This is on both live and |
| highlights. | | | | highlights transmissions and works like this; when you |
| Streamed highlights are available on the BBC web site | | | | open the interactive scorecard and click on an event |
| soon after the close of play. UK viewers can watch | | | | like "c Tendulkar b Khan", it opens the highlights video |
| these free, simply by using the BBC Sport media | | | | window and shows that event. Or, you can click to |
| player. You can find similar arrangements world wide, | | | | show all the fours, scoring shots for a batsman, |
| though many transmissions are region specific - for | | | | wickets for a bowler and so on. Although Willow TV |
| example Cricket Australia TV, ESPN Star or | | | | is a subscription service, the interactive highlights are |
| Supersport. | | | | great value for money. |
| However, if you want to plan ahead to view the | | | | Cricket streaming also has specific hardware and |
| highlights throughout a season, its possible to buy into | | | | software requirements. Dial-up simply isn't an option, |
| a cricket streaming highlights package. This works the | | | | and you'll need broadband with download speeds of |
| same way as a cricket pass or cricket ticket for live | | | | 500 kbps at the very least. Your broadband |
| streaming, but for a much lower cost. For example, | | | | connection can be either a DSL or High-Speed Cable |
| the ECB TV annual package of test and ODI | | | | Internet connection. Other requirements include |
| highlights is available for under 25 pounds. However, | | | | Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, Windows Media |
| this highlights package is not available in North | | | | Player 7.1 or above, Windows 98 or later and a |
| America and the Caribbean, as rights reside with | | | | minimum of Pentium III, 128 Mb RAM, a 24 bit true |
| ECB's broadcast partner Echostar | | | | colour card and 16 bit sound card. Willow TV also |
| Cricket Australia TV (CATV) provides streamed | | | | provide a test clip so you can check if your system |
| cricket highlights through Channel 9. There's a great | | | | can receive video streaming. |
| archive of cricket highlights and registration is free, | | | | If you decide that cricket streaming is right for you, |
| but before you consider parting with your personal | | | | then you can take your display options further than |
| details, make sure you can display the video in your | | | | your PC. With the right video and audio cabling and a |
| region. | | | | scan converter, you can even connect your |
| If you're a Sky TV customer with Sports Pack, you | | | | computer to your TV screen. However, beware of |
| already get access to Sky Sports cricket highlights | | | | the wireless options, as they are vulnerable to |
| for free via the Sky web site. Anyone else can | | | | interference from your microwave oven! |