Laura Robson In Talks With Tnt Sports About Surprise Role Fronting Ashes In Australia

Laura Robson is successful talks pinch TNT Sports astir a astonishment domiciled fronting their unrecorded sum of nan Ashes from Australia this winter.

The inferior Wimbledon champion and mixed doubles Olympic metallic medallist has made a successful modulation to broadcasting since her premature status from tennis 3 years ago, moving arsenic a pundit for some TNT and Sky Sports, but England’s circuit to Australia would beryllium her first awesome TV occupation extracurricular tennis.

TNT are understood to person offered Robson an on-the-ground reporting domiciled passim nan five-match series, pinch their main commentary and punditry being provided off-site successful Europe. The 31-year-old was calved successful Melbourne to Australian parents earlier moving to England astatine nan property of six.

Robson has mixed tennis punditry pinch elder roles successful management since retiring owed to nan wrist and hep injuries that troubled her passim her career. After 2 years arsenic nan tourney head WTA 250 arena astatine Nottingham she was appointed to nan aforesaid position astatine The Queen’s Club this year, taking complaint of nan first women’s tourney astatine nan iconic London venue successful complete 50 years.

TNT are expected to usage a operation of Robson’s colour and reportage from Australia, nan section commentary provender and their ain pundits successful nan workplace for their sum of nan series, nan 3rd Ashes circuit successful succession they aliases predecessors BT Sport person covered live.

Robson was utilized arsenic a courtside newsman by Sky astatine this month’s US Open, and was unrecorded connected aerial earlier past Sunday’s last erstwhile Donald Trump’s presence successful Arthur Ashe Stadium led to boos from nan crowd.

Alastair Cook, nan erstwhile England captain, is being lined up to supply master punditry from nan workplace arsenic he is not owed to recreation to Australia pinch nan BBC’s Test Match Special, pinch TNT regular Kate Mason expected to present. While contracts person yet to beryllium signed nan negotiations are understood to beryllium progressing well. TNT declined to comment.

After agreeing a one-year woody pinch Cricket Australia TNT has nan authorities for each of England’s wintertime tours, arsenic nan broadcaster had deals successful spot to screen some white-ball bid successful New Zealand and Sri Lanka either broadside of nan Ashes.