James
Cricket Web Owner
Source - https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...-always-buy-test-success-20210103-p56rfg.htmlYet there is a certain sadness to New Zealand’s successes, too. In 2015, while they were sharing a thrilling two-match series in England, Mike Hesson, then New Zealand’s head coach, declared they had ‘‘earned the right’’ to play longer Test series. New Zealand’s last three-match series at home was four years ago. Since then, they have been restricted to two-Test affairs. Unless it is against the big three, each home Test loses Cricket New Zealand about $700,000.
This is concerning and I assume is the case for the other cricket boards also outside of India, England, Australia. As much as Test cricket is the pinnacle of the game, if it's not financially sustainable, will we see less and less Test cricket in coming years?
It's interesting here where NZ tour Pakistan (UAE) for only ODIs and T20s, likewise West Indies, India, Afghanistan. Some are close to World Cups, but I thought they could have got some Tests in there also.
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