Heather Knight insists there is room for Test cricket in the women’s game
England captain Heather Knight has described ICC chair Greg Barclay’s comments questioning the future of women’s Test cricket as a “dangerous message”.
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New Zealand captain Williamson eager to play more Test cricket
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said Thursday his side want to play more Tests after compatriot and International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Greg Barclay forecast an overall reduction in the number of five-day international matches.
Kane Williamson shows love for Test cricket as he prepares for England
Kane Williamson is not the type to call someone out publicly, let alone a fellow New Zealander. But the recent forecast from Greg Barclay, independent chair of the International Cricket Council, that a reduction in the number of Test matches is coming certainly goes against his personal preference.
Kane Williamson keen for New Zealand to play more Test cricket
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says his side would welcome the chance to play more Test cricket, contrasting ICC chair Greg Barclay’s suggestion that there would be a reduction in the format in the near future.
Cricket-Women's tests should be played over five days, says ICC's Barclay
(Reuters) - International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Greg Barclay said women's test matches should be played over five days, but raised doubts over the place of the longer format in the future of women's cricket.
Women's Tests should be played over five days, says ICC's Greg Barclay
International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Greg Barclay said women's Test matches should be played over five days, but raised doubts over the place of the longer format in the future of women's cricket. Women's Test matches are played over four days as opposed to five in the men's game, and the five Test matches that have been played since 2017 have all ended in a draw. England captain Heather Knight has backed five day-Tests and England bowler Kate Cross said women cricketers were fit enough to cope with the physical demands of longer matches after the drawn Ashes Test in January. "Most people would say five days are required," Barclay told the BBC. "If they are going play it, my personal view is they should have five days to play it in." The only countries to have played a women's Test match in the last five years are England, Australia and India. Barclay added that shorter formats of cricket were "the way of the future" for the sport, saying one-day internationals and Twenty20 cricket were more appealing for fans. "It is where broadcasters are putting their resources," Barclay said. "It is what is driving the money. "To play Test cricket you have got to have structures domestically. They don't really exist in any of the countries at the moment. I can't really see women's Test cricket evolving at any particular speed. "That's not to say any countries that choose to play Test cricket can't do so. But I don't see it being any part of the landscape moving forward to any real extent at all." In a post on Twitter, former player-turned-broadcaster Isabelle Westbury said Barclay's comments were "disappointing."
ICC chair warns of reduction in volume of Test cricket in future
Test cricket runs the risk of witnessing a reduction in its volume in a decade's time, warns ICC chair Greg Barclay. Barclay, who was appointed as ICC chair in November 2020, said the world body will face a serious challenge in deciding the next Future Tours Program starting next year. "There is a men's and women's event every year and the growth of domestic leagues are forcing things from the bottom and ...
Women's tests should be played over five days, says ICC's Barclay
International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Greg Barclay said women's test matches should be played over five days, but raised doubts over the place of the longer format in the future of women's cricket.