The Surfer: Test matches are still vital and thrilling
Simon Hughes argues in the Daily Telegraph that the ICC missed a huge opportunity to bolster the status of Test cricket by bowing to pressure from broadcasters and scrapping the Test Championship set for 2013. In the past fortnight there have been two of the closest and most gripping Test-match finishes in history. The World Test Championship is necessary. It would give every match a wider context and teams something to aim for, as well as a proper global climax for the five-day game that the 50-over and Twenty20 format…
Written on November 28, 2011 | Posted in Cricket, Sports, Test Championship, Test cricket, UN, US, ad, icc, teams, twenty20 | Leave a comment