Test cricket may be played by as few as six countries within a few years without greater equalisation measures by its richest boards – India, England and Australia.
Test cricket may be played by as few as six countries within four years unless greater financial equalisation measures are taken by its richest boards – India, England and Australia.
“There was discussion around sharing economics and acknowledgement across the board that larger countries would potentially play a role in that,” Baird said. “But there were also questions around how many sustainable Test-playing nations are there?“Do you have a smaller amount of Test playing nations that are sustainable, as opposed to trying to prop up a system with additional cost that is adding to the economic challenges of maintaining Test cricket.
The current Future Tours Program, with a nine-team World Test Championship held every two years, runs until 2027. Australia has locked in tour agreements with India and England until 2031.Baird argued that cricket needs to look at the example set by leagues such as America’s NFL, which has used equalisation measures between big and small markets while maintaining a tight competition with maximum jeopardy for teams, to be as successful as possible.
Baird cited the loss of likely No.1 MLB draft pick Travis Bazzana from junior cricket in Sydney to a lucrative baseball career as a harbinger of the need to fight for talent on the ground.
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