• Broadcaster registers peak of 2.1 million
UK viewers• Channel 5’s one-hour highlights package attracts 2 millionBen Stokes and the miracle of Headingley resulted in Sky’s highest audience for a day of live Test cricket, with a peak of 2.1 million UK viewers switching on as
England levelled the Ashes in dramatic fashion.
The figure is dwarfed by that for the
World Cup final between England and
New Zealand last month – another match-winning performance from Stokes – that peaked at 8.7 million in the UK after Sky (3.5m) opted to share its live broadcast with Channel 4 (5.2m).