NEIL MANTHORP: Proteas need to win more games to get more games against the ‘big three’

SA fans will have to make do with as few as three Tests in some years

There is only one way to change that — by winning them all. Or at least the majority. Counterintuitive as it may sound, beating the “big three” will result in more fixtures against them, not fewer.

International TV production companies ultimately determine the nature of fixture lists based on the ratings they receive, and winning teams routinely enjoy large TV audiences. Which means they get more games. So when Dean Elgar leads the team out at Lord’s for the first of three Tests on August 17, a lot will be at stake. Not just a likely place in the World Test Championship final back at the same venue this time next year, but the health and security of the entire format in SA for generations to come.Register or sign in now.

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