The programme was available worldwide, and broadcast on the Sports Tonight Live channel[3] serving as alternative commentary to the BBC's Test Match Special which is only available in the United Kingdom.
[citation needed] Furthermore, ahead of the 2017–18 Ashes, Norcross joined Test Match Special's commentary team.
In addition, when they lost out to TalkSPORT for the broadcast rights to England’s 2018 tour of Sri Lanka, the BBC produced The Cricket Social for the tour, starring Norcross and the rest of the Test Match Special team in a format similar to Test Match Sofa’s.
[7] Guests on the show have included cricketers John Barclay, Martin Bicknell, Iain O'Brien, Rikki Clarke, John Emburey, Laurie Evans, Graeme Fowler, Angus Fraser, Ed Giddins, Greg Matthews, Tim Murtagh, Ollie Rayner, Shaun Tait and Claire Taylor.
Other guests have included Jarrod Kimber, Miles Jupp, Andy Zaltzman, Alex Massie, Bill Cash, Matthew Hancock, Mark Steel, Tom Holland, Chris Medland, Patrick Kidd, Francis Leach, Mark Webster, Rory Bremner, Peter Wilson, Jonathan Wilson and Gordon Kennedy.