ICC can expect players such as Root, Du Plessis and Kohli to oppose move to introduce four-day Tests
London — Ben Stokes made an emphatic case for the drama of five-day Test cricket this week — inspiring England to a series-levelling win against SA in the final overs of a dramatic contest.
For a sport so closely linked with tradition, cricket has shown a remarkable ability to innovate in recent decades, introducing multiple forms of limited-overs cricket that have taken firm root. But the latest proposal, part of an effort to tackle the crowded international cricket calendar and save on costs, has divided players, many of whom consider Test cricket the gold standard.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has offered “cautious” backing to the suggested new model and Australia and New Zealand said four-day Tests deserved serious consideration. “It’s why five-day cricket should always be around. It’s the best form of the game,” said Stokes, England’s man of the match. “If we played four-day cricket, I fear we would miss out on a lot of matches like yesterday [England’s win],” Giles told the BBC. “I know a lot of Test matches now don’t go to the fifth day — but you know it is precious to me, and I know it is to the players.”
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