God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[ElwoodBlues1]

We need Punter to take the Pommy job, we need the old rivalries back if Test Cricket has any chance of overcoming the BCCI's money grab.

We need Test Cricket restored to it's full gladiatorial status, for coliseums like the MCG to thrive, and T20 / ODI returned to being the clown support act for the big boys!

The truth hurts, but T20 is full of failed Test Cricketers.

Quentin DeKock just retired from Test Cricket but will play the shorter formats, been batting like he couldnt care less in the recent series vs India and says he wants to spend more time with the family but I think he wants more money and less effort.
Test Cricket is going to have to pay more to keep the better players interested which will be difficult in the less well to do countries.
The IPL has its tentacles everywhere, new test kid for the Saffies named Marco Janssen who is a giant left arm quick was plucked by Virat Kholi from domestic cricket for the IPL even before he even played test cricket as a 21 year old.
Test cricket has become a 2 tier comp with Aus, England, India and NZ as the A graders and the Saffies, Pakistan Windies and the minnows as the B graders.
You watch the test between SA and India from Supersport park and its like going to the Junction oval and watching a shield game.
Ok there is CoVid to complicate matters but the interest is waning and the Saffies were the best team in the world at one stage but nowhere near that now with even the English county scene and short formats offering more than being a test cricketer for South Africa.