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Ali Mitchell ousts Simon Hughes in the Channel 5 batting order after her impressive spell during the Ashes

Women cricket commentators have reached such a high standard that the established Simon Hughes is being replaced by Ali Mitchell for Channel 5's Test highlights this summer.

Sunset+Vine, who produce the programme, wanted to freshen up their content and were impressed with Mitchell when she worked on their Ashes production for BT Sport in the winter.

C5 also have top pundits Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan on their domestic Test team. So it is Hughes, editor of The Cricketer magazine, who has made a brand of his analyst role, who has had to make way for Mitchell.