What Does The Future Hold For Test Cricket? & Is The Test Championship Flawed? 😬🔥| Bumble & Kimber

[@teem4800]

How about a tier system which was mentioned on the Caribbean cricket podcast. But in my opinion, it should be like this. First division consists of 4 teams, who get to play 5 test matches against each other and a second division of 4 teams, who have to play 3 test matches against each other. A third division could be a thing too. The bottom team of their respective divisions replace the first place team from the division below. This way, you could still have the ashes and other rivalries. IND/PAK game can be played at a neutral venue

[@krt2689]

how can you have ashes.. if eng or aus in seperate divisions

[@tinyspeaker]

Ind pak isn't happening, people need to stop trying to force it

[@Gilgamishmash]

Man I miss the 2000s era, it’s not coming back is it. Franchise test cricket sounds like a nightmare. It was nations playing that did it for me. I’ll be saying goodbye soon enough.

[@jamesburke2094]

100% Can't stay the same apparently Easiest thing seems to me, continue to have a sensible amount of test matches on sensible dates, and if certain players do not show up, keep enough reserve players to fill in

[@joebowden4065]

Franchise test is THE way to ruin cricket

[@jamescromarty1455]

Yeah I think a lot of us traditional fans will lose interest. But lets be honest that won't matter, having a sport where one nation has 80% of the following and revenue was only going to end like this

[@stickypalm49]

2000s era test cricket was more boring that today's. Numerous draws on flat pitches.

[@simplemaths7611]

It is % points, it is clear, playing less games can be advantage as well, as you only have to be good for less games.

[@AribAziz-u7e]

Yes 💯 , Playing more matches is an advantage but a disadvantage at the same time because if you'll win more matches you'll also lose more matches !!

[@teem4800]

@@AribAziz-u7e but more matches means more money, especially home matches

[@stephenmoorcroft5629]

Why is this not a weekly podcast and longer? It’s too good not to be.

[@surojitkayal7528]

The WTC is such a favorite horse to flog for everyone. Under the current market economics of cricket, a proper league for test cricket is just not possible. Eng and Aus will play 5 test series because there's a market for it. WI and SL will not play 5 test series because there's no market for it. That rules out any plans for a uniform league where each team plays all others equal times. So, the point percentage is the only reasonable metric. The ICC is not strong enough to overrule the market and regional powers - the big 3 - and force them to play uniform number of matches. The experts keep pointing out the non-uniform number of matches, but they wouldn't want Eng to play 5 tests with WI, nor would they want to reduce the Ashes to 3 tests. They keep flogging the WTC for being a flawed league; but it is not a league. Under the circumstances, it is merely a desperate attempt to give some additional context to the dull test matches like Ind vs WI which otherwise would have even less interest. And the context is derived from the pageantry of a Final knockout match between two "Best" teams of the cycle determined under the constraining circumstances of a completely non-uniform schedule. Indians who follow test cricket do keep an eye on the WTC table because they have done well in both the previous cycles and winning the final matters to them. England might pretend to not care about it, but they will love it if they do reach the final. Does the WTC help generate interest outside the big 3 nations? Maybe not, but maybe it does to a limited extent. In its brief history, NZ has won it, SL had a solid run last time till the end with a real possibility of making the final, and SA has a good shot this time. So, it's not fair to say that it has no measure of success. Is that enough to sustain interest in these nations? Probably not. Can it get better? Of course! The point system is too flawed and needs to improve. But the percentage system is simple and understandable given the uneven roster. The FTP cycle is decided by individual boards. Until the ICC takes control over that, there would be no uniformity of the schedule even with a tier system. That does not look likely in the immediate future with the ICC largely controlled by the Big 3 themselves, and with Jay Shah taking over the ICC, do not expect anything more than just shifting the final from England to Ahmedabad.

[@JustJezBeingJez]

Might sound stupid but the cricket management game Cricket Captain I think has the fairest scoring system. Every league is worth 120 points. So two test series is worth 60 points for a win, three test series is worth 40 points a win, a five test series is worth 24 points a win. All draws are worth half the points of each the relevant match and then there is a percentage worked out from wins to losses/draws. There is a maximum of 6 series towards the overall score over the two year period. This way everyone plays an equal number of series for an equal share of points. Outside of this you then have series against minnow nations or extra series after those 6 do not contribute to your overall score and percentage.

[@russhouldin5774]

Very informative. The flaw in Jarrod's model is where do players learn to play 5 day cricket? You cant just jump from white ball to test (we know that you can do vice versa). Someone has to fund 3-4 day cricket and I cant see franchisers doing that. It's the US model ignoring the fact that all US sports are short-duration. Player development is through the colleges and, for baseball, farm teams, which play exactly the same format. It remains to be seen if golf can be franchised.

[@FencingOsprey]

Rather than 2 WTC divisions of 6-7 test teams, a better idea would be to have two parallel conferences of 6-7 teams playing each other in 3 match series home and away over a 4 year period. The winners of each conference play a 3 test final and the last place team in each conference play a one-off match for relegation to a revived Intercontinental Cup. The Intercontinental Cup could have up to 8 teams play 4 day red ball against each each other twice at home and twice away. For example: WTC Conference A Afghanistan, India, New Zealand, Netherlands, South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe WTC Conference B Australia, Bangladesh, England, Ireland, Pakistan, Scotland, Sri Lanka Intercontinental Cup Canada, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, PNG, Uganda, UAE, USA This would solve the two issues of the relegation worries of NZ/SL/WI and the India-Pakistan relations problem. While expanding red ball around the world. There's no need for the associates to spend loads of money on setting up a first class structure to develop players as they'll play enough red ball games against each other.

[@larrygerry985]

The WTC has potential if you made it into a league (2 of 6 teams) play equal tests. The value of Test cricket is there

[@kiriakoz]

they don't want it to be even because some countries profit from test cricket more than others, sadly. The one's that don't profit as much, don't play as many.

[@josthobic9860]

I love it when Jarrod and Bumble are on! Thank you for all this interesting conversations! I also agree...I cant in Slovenia watch the majority of test cricket in an affordable or even legal way....that's why I watch County cricket on YT :)

[@xaniaschannel4317]

The problem is the product...I am a cricket tragic and will watch any cricket....but even I found the recent WI, SA test series tough to watch...both teams missing big names, especially WI...generally watched by one man and a dog...and this is not the fans fault. It's a tough sell to get the kids interested in 6 hours of cricket, which lets face it can be quite slow at times. T20 is the future, not tests. Those wishing for a Uganda vs Nepal test are in la la land. But as a T20 match, that's a winner 😊

[@dashmeetsingh9679]

Nah! ODI will disappear. T20 and Tests will continue.

[@introspect623]

Ind and Aus just play 10-11 tests a year while England plays 14-15 tests. SA and Pak play 6-7 tests. This is a great anomaly which hampers interest in Test cricket. Would like each team to play every other team. SL have some good talents in batting but they aren't developing into Fab 4 level simply because they don't tour to SA, AUS, NZ, Eng enough. Look at Babar Azam he could have been a great test batsman but has got just 2 overseas ton after playing 52 tests.

[@Nothing-kr5hn]

People watch and love test cricket in Eng,Aus because of the obvious history..RoW,not so much

[@bhupeshkumar2537]

From where did you get those data man, WTC cycle hasn't finished yet, Total matches will played by teams are as follow:- England 22 test, Australia 19, India 19, Newzealand 14, Pakistan 14, Srilanka 13, West Indies 13, Bangladesh 12. Babar Ajam is overhyped player he didn't achieve anything significant yet. He is flop against big teams outside his home grounds.

[@saralgupta5250]

Dude. Boards run the tour. Who’s gonna pay for Tests when no one is interested in those countries and actually no players who want to play.

[@paragduhan5120]

Ind plays more than 12 for sure

[@introspect623]

@@paragduhan5120 In odd years yes but in last 4 year average, it wont be more than 10. In WTC cycle they play around 18 which rounds to 9 per year.

[@sportslife3652]

Loving this podcast more & more every time I listen to it - keep it up Talksport!

[@jameswest6085]

all i'll say is I wish we could get smaller nations more games, and for there to be fewer pointless 2 test series... other than that test matches are still by far the greatest format

[@jarrodf_]

Fascinating discussion. Had no idea Test cricket is unilaterally un-managed as a sport

[@MOMGEN1]

When was the last time England played Bangladesh? 2016...

[@TheOpenImage]

Bumble needs his own KZbin Channel

[@oscarrunham4180]

Jarrod idea for the wtc was awesome wish that could happen

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

mentality is a huge part of the problem. What do I keep hearing from the media, from the ECB? "We're preparing for the next Ashes series" you have test series galore before then!! Treat the other sides with as much interest as Australia.

[@arindambakshi4455]

The two biggest challenges for test cricket is that it lacks a context (except Ashes, India-Eng and Ind-Aus) and lack of quality (one-sided games where home teams mostly dominate). Instead of making test cricket a bilateral agreement between two nations, why can't we have 3 nations have a triangular tournament between one of the big 3 (Ind, Eng or Aus during their cricket season at home) and other teams (that may include a low revenue generating cricket boards like srilanka, west indies or newzealand) and have a tournament spanning 5-6 test matches and a final. This could provide some sort of context (of course the test matches between non host could be a disaster in terms of revenue) and simultaneously generate some revenue for the financially weaker cricket boards. Also, it may lead to better competition because of the one-off final at the end!!

[@abhinavgupta6731]

Make a test series in wtc a bare minimum of 3 matches and add bonus points if team win by an innings or 10 wickets

[@TJ-xt6dg]

Every team should play ths same number of matches.... keep it simple and fair

[@StriderGMT]

Bumble spot on India, England and Australia are the custodians of the game and should look after the other countries to grow it

[@robs6952]

Why not every fourth year of the Test cycle, there is a World Championship held in one country with all Test nations (either top 8 ranked - only 9 in table atm anyway) out made up by associate members who use the intervening years to qualify and play a knock out so each team would play a max of 3 or 4 tests? (8 teams might be better logistically but not as fair)

[@saketshindikar3848]

Here's imore logical model: Let the WTC matches have 3 match or 2 match series, with 3-3 series away/home in 2 year cycle (With a rule that a team should play 3 match series home+away once in that cycle). Therefore all teams will play 14 matches, counted for WTC points. All other matches as 4th & 5th test of the series of Ashes/BGT/Patoudi trophy should be limited for bilateral trophy only.

[@lxpang]

I was trying to stream the NZ vs Sri Lanka tests in Australia and couldn't find it even when I searched on Google.

[@grovestreetogs5953]

This system of World Test Championship looks completely flawed. I don't understand this idea why some teams don't play each other???

[@drprathamprakash1408]

Only Ind wouldn't play Pak that's it

[@snehalkhatri9357]

@@drprathamprakash1408 true

[@snehalkhatri9357]

Why Aus never play in SA after ball tempering?

[@CricketEngland]

The problem is as Jared said is the ICC don’t run test cricket

[@sampenno4368]

@@drprathamprakash1408england have played 13 games and other teams have played 4/5 games, explain please

[@Jurassic56]

Yes, T20 is way more profitable than Test Cricket - just like McDonalds & Burger King are way more profitable than Gourmet restaurants. But nobodies calling for the abolition of Gourmet dining in favour of fast food! Economics are a means, not an end. Test Cricket's issues can easily be solved, if - as the guys said - people start asking whats best for Cricket rather than what's in it for me.

[@lomar0058]

The amount of test cricket Eng play in comparison to other nations is uncanny, this has to be addressed ASAP

[@wafer2437]

How can this jarrod dude so easily turn it around and make it all about how those countries hate each other cause there not willing to make a world 11 instead of addressing the main issue of how can there be more fair distribution of economic or intellectual resources to promote and develop the quality of cricket in those regions. Like have you ever thought that they’re simply against the idea cause they just are and simply want to continue representing their respective countries???

[@AribAziz-u7e]

Top 3 teams from 9 and then a Tri-series b/w them ( Single Round Robin Including a Final , Total of 4 matches including the final ) !!

[@AribAziz-u7e]

ICC can organise 4 test matches after two years , before going to the final and like this every team will play 2 matches before going into the final , and then the Final will be more exciting because both team will be fully prepared and the 3rd team which will be eliminated also can't make an excuse that we didn't got sufficient matches to express ourselves !!!

[@AribAziz-u7e]

And like this the two teams in the final would also have played a match b/w themselves in the group stage and like that both team will know each other before the final !!

[@AribAziz-u7e]

Because they would have played a match between themselves before as well ! Every year there is 1 or 1.5 month in which there are no such international matches been played between top nations . Usually the time I am talking about is June , July and first couple of weeks of August !! In this time they can organise 4 matches and that will be more entertaining , exciting and interesting , and that's how test cricket will become more attractive and popular !!

[@AribAziz-u7e]

Yeah I know that 4 test matches will take at least 25 days and that is almost a month but as I said before that in the middle of the year there is definitely a break of 1 or 1.5 month in which you can easily fit these matches

[@AribAziz-u7e]

And ICC should make sure that during these 4 test matches no international match will be played among top 10-12 nations ( That's how you can diverge the mind of cricket fans and fraternity to these 4 matches ) !! When there will be no other international matches among top 10-12 nations ( In all formats ) then for a month they will have to watch those 4 test matches and that's how these 4 matches will get significance among cricket followers and all fans will have to watch these test matches for one month !! That's how test cricket can be promoted , and ICC should also make sure that in this one month there should be no franchise cricket running around as well because like that 50% of the fans will be watching and following that franchise league instead of this

[@funkysam1345]

I also appreciate the 2 tier system. With promotion and demotion

[@seshadhri_s]

The percentage system is fine tbh. The points system was flawed.

[@bhupeshkumar2537]

WTC cycle hasn't finished yet, Total matches will played by teams are as follow:- England 22 test, Australia 19, India 19, Newzealand 14, Pakistan 14, Srilanka 13, West Indies 13, Bangladesh 12. Now tell which teams have more chances to qualify for finals without playing good enough cricket. Percentage system is flawed too

[@njokic2176]

Franchise test cricket can get in the bin yuck!

[@eshwardev7806]

All the test series should be 3 match series, but ik it will take the sheen of BGT, Ashes and Ind Eng series, but thats the compromise for equal playing field for all. Or Else it has to be top 6 Nations going against each other in 1 cycle with 4 match series Ik

[@benneem]

I'm a huge supporter of a promotion/relegation system with revenue sharing to the bottom league.

[@Rajalord27]

I like the flag idea

[@funkysam1345]

Thwre are a couple of things. Well since you have all teams participating in a single league can't possibly Play all teams. First of all we should have minimum 3 matches in a test series. Then, only the ashes, bgt and ind-eng series are properly organised in a proper cyclical format with a fixed time period of 4 yrs. The rest just seem to have tests randomly

[@TijoAntony-nz3sl]

One match final in a test championship is not acceptable...... Atleast 3-4 test required.....

[@snehalkhatri9357]

When u talk about the Final, it's only one Final thats it

[@TijoAntony-nz3sl]

This is test cricket..... Best of 3 implemented even in ODI also.... CB series

[@parkjohns9696]

@@TijoAntony-nz3slyeah no

[@sahilsingh8780]

Cb series is not an icc tournament.

[@dashmeetsingh9679]

Wont happen. A 3 test series will take up an entire month. Which means, most teams would have to keep one month available in advance

[@marathiboi96]

WTC should be remodeled, There are what, 14 test nations, Make 2 groups of seven and each team plays each other in their group twice, draws count. Increase the duration of championship, make it 3 or even 4 years, For 2 years 14 teams play against within their group and post that quarter finals and semis and then final. make it a proper competition, the current scenario doesn't make sense.

[@CricketEngland]

The other issue is that no one and I mean no one wanted to sit and watch 8 hours of cricket for 5 days when teams like the West Indies play against Bangladesh or Zimbabwe, or New Zealand v Sri Lanka, not even the fans in the local countries. It’s only really England that is keeping test cricket alive as we can fill out grounds for 5 days (and get a regular TV audience) regardless of who we are playing and then I’d say Australia and 3rd Indian. It’s not enough for these three teams to just play each other and Indian who probably make the most money from cricket need to understand this and help out by taking a lower cut of the ICC pot so that the money can be more evenly distributed (maybe until test cricket is on a better footing) otherwise test cricket is dead.

[@sachinkashyap121]

England keeping test cricket alive..hahaha.. same old delusional thoughts..grow up, whole world in not revolving around england dude. Filling small english grounds is easy compared to large grounds of Australia and india. 25k seems full in England not in other two countries.

[@CricketEngland]

At least we regularly manage to fill our grounds and have people regularly watching daily on TV you don’t get that in other countries, even at games overseas as well. Look at games in the WI and New Zealand when England play and I guarantee that most of the fans watching will be English not locals.

[@sachinkashyap121]

@@CricketEngland During earlier test series between India and England almost every day grounds were filled with 30k+ people. People generally makes mistake by comparing it to T20 international and IPL where every seat got occupied. In test cricket it’s not feasible for most people to come to the ground on working days during working hours. 30k+ is very good crowd for test cricket.

[@CricketEngland]

@@sachinkashyap121yes between India and England you are bound to fill out the grounds or even against Australia but I am saying even when the likes of the West Indies (see earlier this summer), New Zealand, Bangladesh or even when Zimbabwe come for the one off test next summer our grounds will always be full and we will have a regular healthy TV audience. You could’ve probably fill a ground the size of Lords if Indian played Zimbabwe and that is my point which you seem to frail to understand here

[@HumblePeon2]

@@CricketEngland England are doing their part but if you have to blame someone, blame Australia. They're the ones not touring 2nd tier nations (e.g. West Indies, RSA, NZ for a very long time etc.) Indian team have toured everywhere. I get that people don't like the IPL and its power but the Indian test team have done their part.

[@latenightlogic]

The test championship means zero to any fans of test cricket. It’s an embarrassing idea that should be scrapped immediately

[@karthikpatra]

The common narrative is only Eng and Aus "crowds" like test cricket and India plays it because it can afford it... and all other countries are scrapping along... this is a fundamentally flawed argument. We Indians love cricket - T20, ODI, tests whatever.. yeah there might be fewer "people" in the stadium when the tests are on in India but that is not a true reflection of the interest in test cricket in India and possibly the entire subcontinent. People don't have the time to spend 5 days under the sun in stadiums but there is a huge following on TV and online platforms. It'll certainly grow if ICC takes full control of arranging test cricket.

[@almango873]

I thought India still got decent crowds at test matches. Has something changed?

[@karthikpatra]

@@almango873 BG series-yeah but not consistently... Also depends on the stadium since not all test venues have good facilities for the spectators...

[@PrasannaRAdv]

playing too many matches in newer grounds has also led to lesser matches being played in the traditionally rich stadiums such as the eden gardens, chepauk or a few others.. if we keep it at 5 venues, we can keep the legacy and build fans who would visit the stadium .. this is one of many reasons.. the other reason is that india is a working class basically.. ppl work through the day.. i know it used to be packed not long back..but i guess the nature of jobs and lifestyles have changed... as my frnd has said, we still follow the matches online or through tv.. if it was played at Chepauk ( where i live) I would surely visit..but its usually played in fairly uncommon venues these days, so as to promote cricket in those states or regions I believe​@@almango873

[@benellis9665]

How can the International Cricket Council not be in charge of Test Cricket? It's an absolute joke!

[@user-cd3ys6yq9r]

Icc is funding the domestic cricketers of all countries and that is how test cricket is being funded

[@rajsub3884]

No they are not who told u. Max revenue is got by india Eng aus 38/6/7% something revenue is shared as per stats rest getting peanuts .icc share revenue they dint give to domestic players as such

[@sachinkashyap121]

@@rajsub3884 india got 38 associations. They need this much money to run cricket. They generate 90%( according to ECB chairman with an interview on sky). They deserve at least 40%. Maybe jay shah will do it after 27 august.

[@nsh1772]

The best solution is to play less test cricket. Just less cricket in general. Too much cricket is being played nowadays.

[@Gilgamishmash]

I don’t understand this discussion. The host starts off with Pak, SL and WI needing to get together. Why, where does he get that idea? Does he think that would generate interest? Among who? Also, 6:43 Jarrod says these sides hate each other. Umm, what?

[@dan_savage]

WTC champions should play an all star XI ..1 or 2 matches. Use that money to help out weaker boards round that world as well

[@user-cd3ys6yq9r]

There needs to be a test cricket association,ecb,bcci and ca.this association will be away from icc. These three will play a trilateral test series every year and the rights,venues players and match fees everything will be decided by this test cricket association.they will sell joint media rights,they will sell the merchandise together and they will spend on the marketing and players match fees in tandem. This will double or maybe tripple the revenue for all three big nations from test and they can to an extent help the boards all over by hiring their players for their teams for a three year contract.i believe 4 players afrom all countries should be allowed to play for all three of them,if they so choose to hire the players from other boards like sa,nz,pak or wi. Time to think big.

[@user-cd3ys6yq9r]

Bcci should play 40 t20 internationals,every year in india and pay 1 million dollars for every match they play in india to the visiting teams.this will keep the boards of wi,nz,sa,etc afloat and they can continue to provide t20 players for the ipl and maybe a few test players for the teilateral test series for the big three.The t20 world cup should be held every year in February,while ipl should be stretched for 5 months with 139 matches,two home and away and one in england,gulf and maybe even sa. The day matches of ipl should be played with pink ball and should be low scoring matches,as it is not watched by a lot of the population due to day time viewing so challenging cricket can be presented to tge audience with ball dominating bat for these particular games. Importantly as these are around 20 to 25 games so results in these games become very important for the teams to qualify for playoff.They can build a seperate fan base just for these games.

[@vickzin]

All bilateral games are governed by the boards Inc. ODIs and T20s. The problem is money. No money, no governance.

[@rjari8578]

Test championships has been flawed since it's inception How the F did even new Zealand made it to the final of the 1st test championship?

[@anchipedia]

You should feel lucky that , Other 2 boards get the equal amount from the BiG 3. Unless 79% of Indian investment only the share should be get higher. The #BCCI sharing their own credit with ECB & Cricket Australia.

[@nitishdubey22]

How badly does the international community wants to exclude Big 3 out of cricket where the maximum revenue comes from. Instead of focusing on cricket leagues just focus on providing more exposure to all the other countries in terms of finance, media and equipment. Stop crying about 100, IPL and BBL. Your whole approach is wrong at a fundamental level.

[@andrewdunlop5771]

The biggest mistake Cricket Australia has made is taking the cricket away from free to air TV, and then going woke will be the death of the game, more than 90% of the people I know, do not watch it anymore

[@SA30.137]

Franchise test cricket sounds amazing.

[@davidhudson7954]

Why is the cricket community quiet on the illegal imprisonment of Imran Khan in Pakistan?

[@jamesburke2094]

Horrific situation

[@robertbaldwin5771]

ICC is woke. Batsmen are now batters. Afghan women can't play - no problem. A cricket Legend thrown out in a US backed coup - no problem.

[@rajsub3884]

World test is flawed. Some play more some less . some dont play with some team at all always three main team in reckoning ind eng aus .even eng at bottom. So for this such format makes no sense add bang sri Lanka. Completely waste of time. It's better to play among three four better teams. Test has lost competitiveness by middle of previous decade .it will dwindle in lot of other countries

[@CricketEngland]

When the likes of Indian and Pakistani refuse to play each other either in a neutral country and all teams don’t play each other in the WTC then yes it is flawed England have played more games in the WTC than any other side, Teams need to play everyone during the period in a best of three test side and if they refuse to play certain games they need to be deducted points

[@alextv293]

India and Pakistan need to be fined for refusing to play against each other. Keep politics out of sport!

[@HumblePeon2]

How is it any worse than how UEFA and other European sporting bodies have treated Russia?

[@sachinkashyap121]

Why aren’t england play against Afghanistan?? It’s easy to target one country look at yourself first. You refused to play against Zimbabwe for so long. Hardly played any test against smaller nations. Your hatred towards BCCI is quite conspicuous.

[@sachinkashyap121]

@@alextv293same goes for England and Australia who refused to play against Afghanistan.

[@CricketEngland]

@@sachinkashyap121we are hosting a test match next summer against Zimbabwe and as for not playing Afghanistan that is because Afghanistan is refusing to allow their women to play cricket (all sports) and we are standing up for the rights of all women in Afghanistan to be able to do as they should be allowed to rather than doing what their government tells them to, especially in a sporting content. Indian play Pakistan in the World Cup (even when it’s held in India) so there is absolutely no reason they can’t play against each other in the likes of the U.K. or the UAE

[@jason78981]

if icc doesnt run test cricket why is it branded the "icc test championship"

[@alextv293]

The test championship is bollocks let’s be honest.

[@paragduhan5120]

Yes,but till now the deserving teams have qualified for the finals

[@hareesh2678]

Oh no, Bumblecock can't digest English not reaching WTC finals yet 😮

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

they are all wrong. just have quarters,semis and finals every year at one spot best of 3 and let best team win. that will attract audience as it is a real deal not this hopeless point based system. have it every year in aus, eng,india,pak,srilanka,sa. it will be at best 6 weeks tournament. EVERY YEAR THOUGH. 3 TEST MATCHES TAKE 3 WEEKS AND HAVE 5 DAYS REST AND AGAIN GET BACK TO IT. ONLY FINAL 2 TEAMS PLAY MORE THAN 6 BUT ALL OTHERS DO NOT PLAY MORE THAN 6 IN MAX 5 TO 6 WEEKS. -------------- 6 WEEKS THIS IS DONE!! AND VERY VERY ATTRACTIVE. STOP ALL THE BILATERAL NONSENSE. EMPTY STADIUMS AND EVERYBODY IS A LION AT HOME THESE DAYS. WEST INDIES ARE AN EMBARASSMENT.

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

it will disappear or reduced to 4 max or eventually go back to square one with only england and australia playing for legacy purposes as nothing is at stake as a trophy as the format is just horrendous. an annual quarter, semis and finals best of 3 between top 8 teams was the format to go not these lame point based system. ------------- And empty stadiums wont change. india is a developing country and cant afford to waste working people wasting 5 days time which do not happen in china which is surging at bullet train speed and india nowhere to be found. ------------ the percapita of income of australia is 60k and england 65k. so they are very rich countries and during summer england want to be out and australia is a sports embedded nation with hardly any population and endless resources. -------------- india cant afford to have 5 days waste. -------------- so it will be between eng vs aus eventually as there is no market for it elsewhere. at this rate india wont catch up with china even by 2060. china continue to make tremendous progress at break neck speed and indians are wasting time watching cricket. see the problem? all our generation are culprit to this do not do same mistake again we are already fallen way behind.

[@vybhaveswaraiah7114]

Its a total nonsense WTC model. Its already the 3rd edition snd there is absolutely NO vision whatsoever by the icc or by the FMs for thr future of WTC or test match cricket. Atleast make a top 4 teams concept. Teams will certainly be motivated or inspired to really achieve something. They have all the time in the world to play N number of nonsense t20 leagues but don't have time to organise 2 SFs test matches and the Final???????

[@robertbaldwin5771]

Fans do not attend cricket outside Eng & Aus. Indian fans r especially ordinary

[@deebhai6540]

Bro what are you said but india fans is always on for any cricket match😂

[@Will5353_]

Test matches in India get poor crowds

[@bashab3098]

If you put someone in charge you end up with stupid ideas like the 100

[@jaquessnyders7596]

How can you hold record like most wickets or runs. Rabada will never be able to compete with the money hungry India england and australia

[@thrusta100]

No contrived teams! Doesn’t work! 🤦‍♂️👎

[@nehabhatnagar4858]

England? they are 6th in the ranking how are they a part of big 3???

[@jacktomlinson1142]

Rankings fluctuate but the big 3 are the countries where there is significant interest in test cricket, as far as I understand. England, India, and Australia play the most test matches.

[@AM2K2]

...because its hard to get tickets for English test matches whilst in India there are empty seats

[@deebhai6540]

​​​​@@jacktomlinson1142bro look pak team they still struggle to win 1 test match since last 3 years so it's thier fault not us they have lot of matches to play but still did not win 1 single match so what can we say on this😢

[@aryamsharma8537]

Big 3 is related to money, not rankings or interest. These three countries are responsible for almost all the revenue.

[@jameskeays9284]

Geez, you blokes are coming up with some stupid ideas. As stupid as thinking the hundred overtakes t20.

[@raj3423]

England don't qualify.. Pls Start crying

[@bhupeshkumar2537]

WTC cycle hasn't finished yet, Total matches will played by teams are as follow:- England 22 test, Australia 19, India 19, Newzealand 14, Pakistan 14, Srilanka 13, West Indies 13, Bangladesh 12.

[@bhupeshkumar2537]

Big three bring more money hence they got more money, they are not running charities it's business. Other boards too need to bring some money into their system instead of surviving over money they got from ICC

[@Ibnabbas198]

I only watch these videos bc there is a lack of alternatives in England. Bumble et al are out of touch and uninspiring

[@vishalsachdeva9166]

Why test championship final in England always. Should be one in Asia and one in different cricket playing top nation's.

[@AM2K2]

Sell the most tickets in England - we love test cricket more than you, stadiums in Asia are empty for test matches

[@erenjeager6583]

test cricket is dull in asia