ESPN's SPORTSCENTER Goes On Walkabout

(From The Associated Press/Pioneer Press -- By Pat Eaton-Robb)

Coming up on SPORTSCENTER -- a look at the top bowlers in the cricket tri-nation tourney.

Huh?

This is ESPN -- OUTBACK STYLE.

The sports network is launching a new SportsCenter on Tuesday that will be broadcast on pay television in Australia and other Pacific Rim nations.

It's the 11th nation-specific SportsCenter for the network.

Unlike the others, this one will be produced and anchored from ESPN's studios in the United States.

The network hired more than a dozen sports journalists and personalities from Australia and moved most of them to Connecticut.

The show is to run every hour throughout the morning in Australia and updated at 6 pm ET, after most sports events in Europe have wrapped up.

ESPN's SportsCenter Goes On Walkabout