AUSTRALIAN legend Adam Gilchrist has joined Fox Sports’ cricket revolution.

The former Australian wicketkeeper is the first major signing following the announcement this month that Fox Sports would become the home of cricket for at least the next six summers.

Gilchrist spoke of his excitement about joining Fox Sports’ cricket team.

“Sport has been a major part of my life, as a player and now a commentator, so to join a network that is 100 per cent focused on sport is something I am extremely excited about,” Gilchrist said.

“Fox Sports’ new partnership with cricket has seen a big commitment to the game — a game that I clearly love — and I can’t wait to be a part of the family.

“It’s a changed landscape for cricket coverage in this country, where viewers have more choice and more variety than ever — and this will be great for the game.”

Foxtel and Fox Sports CEO Patrick Delany said Gilchrist will set new and elite standards.

“Gilly is one of the most loved cricketers of all time. He will lead the Fox Cricket coverage working across all three forms of the game,” Delany said.

“Fans love his opinion and analysis, the way he combines pure class and humour.

“In the same way he set a new standard for what a wicket-keeper/batsmen did in today’s game, Gilly will be the perfect person to front the most innovative cricket coverage on TV.

“We are building a formidable team and the only place to watch is on Foxtel.”

Gilchrist joins current Fox Sports’ experts Allan Border and Brendon Julian, with more additions to the commentary team set to be announced in due course as part of the biggest shake-up in cricket broadcasting history.

In a historic first, Fox Sports will broadcast every home cricket match Australia plays from the start of October 2018, when the team takes on Pakistan in the UAE.

In a major coup for fans they will be able to watch matches uninterrupted and ad-free on the subscription television network.

Fox Sports Australia — in partnership with the Seven Network and Cricket Australia — announced the six-year deal worth $1.182 billion on April 13.

Every home Test and women’s international will be simulcast on Fox Sports and on free-to-air on the Seven Network.

Fox Sports will also broadcast every home one-day and Twenty20 international the men’s team plays. The network has provided Australian cricket fans with coverage of the men’s team in all overseas matches for the past 20 years.

Fox Sports will also be televising the entirety of the Big Bash League (16 matches exclusively) and simulcasting 23 Women’s Big Bash League matches with the Seven Network.

And in a boon for state cricket, domestic List A and first-class matches will return to television screens, with 13 JLT One-Day Cup matches and the Sheffield Shield Final to be broadcast on Fox Sports.

Fox Sports will also televise the annual Prime Minister’s XI and Governor-General’s XI matches.

This bumper offering of the country’s national sport will be celebrated on the network’s newest channel Fox Cricket, which continues in the footsteps of code-dedicated channels Fox League and Fox Footy.

Fox Sports has also secured the digital rights to all cricket in partnership with Cricket Australia’s digital arm, Cricket Network, giving fans the chance to stream live matches on any device.