Rob Houwing | Is World Test Championship a help or hindrance?

12 Jan

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Scoreboard during day one of the second Test between South Africa and India at Newlands. (Photo by Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images)

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Test series of two-game makeup (common in the WTC fabric) are earning rising flak … not helping the format’s survival quest, writes Rob Houwing.

Snap question: do you know which four teams currently head the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 league table, and in what order?

More relevantly to South African fans, do you know where the Proteas are currently placed?

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