3 offers cricket via video phones

Cricket fans can watch video highlights of England's tour of the West Indies via their mobile phone.

Mobile company 3 has unveiled a subscription service offering video action from the Barmy Army's Tests and One Day Internationals in the West Indes.

Subscribers to 3's West Indies tour service will receive free score updates plus the option to download video clips featuring exclusive video mobile highlights from each session.

According to 3, video alerts will be available just after the end of each session. There are three sessions per day for Test Matches and two per day for One Day Internationals.

Graeme Oxby, marketing director at 3, said: "Through this service we plan to bring our customers closer to the action and for many fans, stuck with the miserable wet weather, a bit closer to the West Indian sunshine."

To stream or download the video alerts, which last two minutes, customers have to press the 'Quickplay' option on their 3 mobile phone and pay 50p per clip.

England's first test against the West Indies takes place in Kingston, Jamaica, from 11 March to 15 March.