Only the most cloth-eared cricket fan will have failed to hear the ominous cacophony surrounding Test cricket over the past month. First up, the clanging chimes of Jason Holder: “If we continue in this manner, Test cricket will die.” The former West Indies captain lamented last week from the sidelines of the ILT20 in the UAE at the very same time some of his fellow countrymen are duking it out against Australia in the current two-Test series.
Players aren’t the only ones sounding the alarm. The Marylebone Cricket Club has announced its plans for a cricket symposium to discuss the myriad challenges facing the global game. For some, the sound of the guillotine being raised above Test cricket’s head is drowned out only by the hollow clack-clacking of the ICC’s empty knitting needles at the side of the blade.
