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== Cricket == On 1 November 2013, 3AW's parent company, Fairfax Radio Network (FRN), announced that it had signed a five-year non-exclusive contract commencing with the 2013/2014 Australian cricket season, to broadcast the Boxing Day and Sydney Test matches, all One Day Internationals, the Big Bash League (BBL) and International T20 matches on network stations including 3AW. Subsequently, in December 2013, FRN decided on an earlier start to their coverage by including the Perth test match which commenced on 13 December 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/fairfax-radio-joins-the-ashes-cricket-fray-early-20131210-2z2qt.html |title=Fairfax Radio joins the Ashes cricket fray early |last1=Murnane |first1=Matt |date=10 December 2013 |website=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Media Limited |access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> Fairfax stated that "Fairfax Radio Network will bring to its coverage more than 60 years' experience of broadcasting sport, assembling a star-studded commentary line up".<ref>[http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-generic-blog/fairfax-radio-network-secures-cricket-broadcast-rights-deal/20131101-2wobg.html "Fairfax Radio Network secures cricket broadcast rights deal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107000918/http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-generic-blog/fairfax-radio-network-secures-cricket-broadcast-rights-deal/20131101-2wobg.html |date=7 November 2013 }} by 3AW Radio, ''[[The Age]]'', 1 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.</ref> The coverage will provide a ball-by-ball commentary of all broadcast matches.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/2ue-to-air-ashes-as-abc-loses-stranglehold-20131003-2uxfm.html "2UE to air Ashes as ABC loses stranglehold"] by Chris Barrett, ''[[The Age]]'', 4 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.</ref> The commentary team is anchored by Tim Lane and Bruce Eva, together with a panel consisting of the following experts<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/breaking-news-blog/3aw-cricket-team-revealed/20131121-2xwjz.html |title=3AW cricket team revealed |publisher=3AW |date=21 November 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123193404/http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/breaking-news-blog/3aw-cricket-team-revealed/20131121-2xwjz.html |archive-date=23 November 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} </ref> {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} * [[Ian Chappell]] * [[Allan Border]] * [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]] * [[Damien Fleming]] * [[Michael Vaughan]] * [[Henry Blofeld]] * [[Greg Matthews]] * [[Greg Blewett]] * [[Mickey Arthur]] * [[Darren Lehmann]] * [[Glenn McGrath]] * [[John Emburey]] {{Div col end}}
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