Kelly Cates on the Match of the Day job, working with Gary Neville and following her TV idols

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Do you know, and you never want to say this, but at the moment I’ve got a really lovely mix of everything,” the Sky Sports presenter tells The Independent from her home in London. But I’m not tempting fate.” Cates has earned huge acclaim for her presenting on Sky Sports’ Premier League coverage, including its flagship Super Sunday programme, working alongside pundits such as Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane, Jamie Redknapp and Micah Richards. “It was brilliant to see and, even though she’s not much older than me, it felt like she was always the next step.” Women such as Cates, Logan and Laura Woods have enjoyed hugely successful broadcasting careers but the industry remains largely male-dominated. “Now I’m older, I feel much more protective of younger women coming into the industry.” open image in gallery Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville had led Sky Sports’ football analysis for over a decade How does she enjoy working with Neville and Carragher?