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Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan recently came forward and called for Test cricket to be shortened to four days, as the sport is barreling towards the modern day. Vaughan had some ideas to attract new viewers to the sport of cricket, and especially to Test cricket.
Suggesting the format be shortened to just four days, Vaughan was of the opinion that the shortening change would align with the modern way of cricket and Test cricket, where the results of games are often decided within three or four days.
“It’d start on a Thursday and finish on a Sunday. It would be easy for everyone to understand that Test cricket starts every Thursday and finishes on a Sunday. Let’s be honest, the way that the players go out and play their business now, they don’t play like I used to play or some of the teams back in the 80s and 90s played,” Vaughan told SEN Afternoons.
“They’re playing a brand of cricket which is pretty much to try and win as quick as they possibly can and put the opposition under pressure. So, I genuinely believe that the administrators around the world need to seriously consider if it’s time to go from five (days) to four,” he added.
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It is worth noting that recent Test matches in the modern game have been quite short in recent years. There have been many instances where Test matches have ended within three or four days, which has seen Vaughan make the suggestion about shortening the longest format to better appeal to the younger generation of fans.
It is worth noting that in the ongoing BGT 2024-25, the second Test between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval ended in just three days; furthermore, England had played a Test match against Ireland, which was only a four-day Test held at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in 2023.
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