Many have been talking about the future of Test cricket and how the longest format of the game would still be kept alive with the growth of shorter forms and franchise cricket leagues. Veteran Australian batter David Warner is also all set to bid goodbye from the longest format.
The Australian captain, Pat Cummins, also raised the same concern. The 30-year-old expressed his concern for Test cricket’s future and his desire for more people to be interested in watching the traditional version of the game. Australia and Pakistan are now playing a three-game Test series at home, and the crowd support has been outstanding. Cummins is still concerned about what lies ahead for Test cricket, despite everything.
“It’s a tough one. Every summer feels bigger than the last here in Australia, but obviously going overseas, that’s not the case. In some regards, I am a little bit worried at times, but at the same time T20 cricket has never had more supporters and I don’t think there have been more supporters in the world watching cricket. As a Test cricket lover, I wish everybody was watching Test cricket, but I’ve never seen cricket stronger than what it is at the moment,” Cummins was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
In addition, Pat Cummins turned his attention to “Warner Week” and stated that, in contrast to Test cricket, an alteration in the team’s top order would occur more quickly in ODI cricket. In addition, he called attention to Marnus Labuschagne, the youngest member of the current Test team that will compete in Sydney. Interestingly, Labuschagne is only 29 years old, but the majority of his teammates are older than 30.
“I think Marnus is the only one in his 20s now, he said a few times last week. Really, there is going to be some rate of change over the next couple of years, we probably thought it was going to happen a little bit sooner but everyone is hanging on,” the 30-year-old skipper further added.
“After this block of Test matches, we don’t play again until next summer. So I don’t see anything in the immediate future that is going to change. There’s been some great opportunities for the young guys in Aussie A, even some ODI tours where a couple of the first XI guys have rested,” Cummins concluded.
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