ICONIC Sky Sports cricket commentator David Lloyd has hinted he would love to get back on the microphone.

Lloyd, 78, became one of cricket‘s most beloved broadcasters after calling an end to his 695-game playing career.

Bumble retired in 1983, having earned 17 caps for England on the international stage too.

His work in the commentary box followed, and he earned himself the reputation as one of the best around.

Lloyd spent 22 years working for Sky Sports, calling on some of the biggest matches over the years.

Now he is a regular on talkSPORT and also works on the Stick to Cricket podcast alongside Sir Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell.

But the former all-rounder is keen to get back to the old days of commentary, hinting that he has left the door open on a return to Sky’s broadcast.

He told The Times: “I don’t discount going back. I would very much like to go back.”

Lloyd left Sky back in 2021, claiming it was “the right time to pass on the microphone”.

A move back to Sky could mean things are a little easier for Lloyd, who explained that his talkSPORT radio commentary is a different game to TV commentary.

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He explained: “With radio, you just keep going and be descriptive, whereas there is a technical side to TV.

“Richie Benaud would say, ‘If you’ve nothing to add, shut up.’ And the unwritten law that once this bowler is running in, shut up.

“I won’t name names but one or two very, very seasoned commentators have never mastered it, and I know that down in the edit suite they’re swearing.”

Adding: “The trick with all of it is to make the people you’re talking to think they are sat next to you. Oh, and have a bit of fun. I ain’t sitting here for seven hours being miserable.”