The new cricket competition designed to re-energize the longest form of the game
After two postponements in 2013 and 2017, this version will see 72 matches contested between August 2019 and June 2021. The two best-performing teams will then compete in a final to be played at Lord's in London.
"We are awaiting the ICC World Test Championship with great enthusiasm as it adds context to the longest format of the game,""Test cricket is very challenging and coming out on top in the traditional form is always highly satisfying. The Indian team has done really well in recent years and will be fancying its chances in the championship."as the world's best Test team, will start its campaign with two Test matches in the West Indies at the end of August.
England's Chris Woakes celebrates after the fall of the last wicket on the third day of the first cricket Test match between England and Ireland at Lord's cricket ground in London on July 26, 2019.Each Test series offers 120 points, split equally among each of the matches, with points on offer for winning or drawing the match. Each nation will play six series in the two-year competition, with the final held in June 2021.
"Test match cricket remains a key priority for the England & Wales Cricket Board ," Tom Harrison, ECB Chief Executive Officer, said Monday. Harrison added the ECB would continue to be committed to developing a "thriving first-class game" in England and Wales by investing £450 million into the county network to help develop the next generation of England Test stars.one-day Cricket World CupThat is not always the case with other matches around the world.
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