South Africa secures a spot in the World Test Championship final despite criticism of the uneven scheduling of the tournament.
South African coach Shukri Conrad dismissed criticism regarding the uneven scheduling of the World Test Championship after his team secured a spot in the final. South Africa achieved a thrilling two-wicket victory against Pakistan in Centurion on Sunday, marking their sixth consecutive Test win.
Based on the average points system employed for the championship, South Africa is guaranteed a place in the final next June, even if they lose their remaining match, the second Test against Pakistan beginning in Cape Town on Friday. 'People abroad will be shouting that we had an easy draw. Well, I'm not going to apologise for that. We're just thrilled that we can be at Lord's next year,' Conrad stated after the victory against Pakistan. Australia's win against India in Melbourne on Monday has propelled them into a strong position to join South Africa at Lord's, though they still have to play a fifth Test against India and two away matches against Sri Lanka. South Africa's journey to the final highlighted the disparities in the number and quality of fixtures for the nine teams competing in the World Test Championship (WTC), a point raised by former England captain Michael Vaughan, who called for a revamp of the format. 'At the moment every team plays a wildly different number of games and that just does not create a balanced outcome or totally fair league table,' Vaughan wrote in a column for British daily The Telegraph. South Africa's schedule consisted of only 12 matches, the fewest alongside Bangladesh. England played 22 Tests, and Australia and India, the other members of cricket's 'big three', each had 19 fixtures. South Africa had six series, all comprising only two matches. They split a series against India 1-1 but did not face Australia or England. With no team dominating, they all shed points, impacting their average points standings
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