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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ali Martin

Wisden calls World Test Championship a ‘shambles’ and makes case for reform

South Africa celebrate a wicket against England in the Champions Trophy.
South Africa will contest the World Test Championship final at Lord’s against Australia in June despite facing neither England nor Australia en route. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Wisden hits the shelves this week and, as well as unveiling its latest batch of award winners, it has trained its sights on the International Cricket Council. The World Test Championship, the book argues, is a “shambles masquerading as a showpiece”.

The publication of the sport’s annual bible is timely, with the future of the WTC discussed recently at ICC meetings in Zimbabwe. In typically opaque fashion, the sport’s governing body is yet to announce the outcome of the debate.

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