Former Baggy Green skipper calls on leading cricket figures to bang drum for sacred longer format
Ahead of the World Test Championship final this week, Australian great Steve Waugh said the five-day format remained “the pinnacle of the game”.
Australia and South Africa will fight for global honours in the Lord’s showpiece from Wednesday, as Test cricket emerges from its four-month hibernation following the conclusion of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Last year, Waugh said he feared the imminent “death of Test cricket”, after South Africa sent a second-string team to play two Tests in New Zealand because of a clash with a domestic T20 competition.
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