Sky "invents" upside-down remote control to celebrate high-def Ashes tour

Sky has decided that the best way to celebrate its high definition coverage of The Ashes is to produce a special remote control unit where all the buttons are rotated through 180 degrees.

This year's Ashes are the first to be shown in HD, with coverage starting on Wednesday 8th July exclusively on Sky Sports HD:

• 1st npower Ashes Test - Wed 8 - Sun 12 July
• 2nd npower Ashes Test - Thurs 16 - Mon 20 July
• 3rd npower Ashes Test - Thurs 30 July - Mon 3 Aug
• 4th npower Ashes Test - Fri 7 - Tues 11 Aug
• 5th npower Ashes Test - Thurs 20 - Mon 24 Aug

Always with a pun in his heart, Sky's industrial design manager, Ed Snodgrass, commented, "We are looking forward to what is sure to be an exiting Ashes series - not least as it will be the first ever Ashes broadcast in super sharp high definition. We hope our specially commissioned upside down remote will help make the team and their fans feel at home - though we're not so comfortable if they steal a win from us and take remote control of the urn!"

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