Alison Mitchell and Lisa Sthalekar will both be a part of the Channel Seven commentary team

Mitchell will be one of Seven's three ball-by-ball callers during its first season of broadcasting Test cricket, joining Tim Lane and James Brayshaw.The Englishwoman will not be the only female voice heard as part of Seven's coverage, with Mel McLaughlin joining Brayshaw as dual hosts, and retired Australian Test and one-day international player Lisa Sthalekar named as an expert commentator.Seven's announcement follows the decision of Fox Sports,
who will also broadcast international and domestic cricket in the coming summer, to include retired Australia player Mel Jones and England's Isa Guha as part of its commentary team.Seven's head of cricket, David Barham, said the signing of Mitchell, who has previously been a part of the ABC radio's Test coverage, has nothing to do with gender or agendas."She's a gun commentator," he said."1983 was the last time there was a female voice in Test cricket in Australia on free to air TV, 35 years ago. It doesn't seem right to me."It's appropriate and long overdue, with cricket being a sport that has done so much for women.