God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[Professer E]

I think it shows how far test cricket has departed from some nations' main menu.  We're reaping the benefit of more emphasis on long form cricket,  I'm seeing a real push at junior level towards developing correct technique.  I guess the idea is that if you've got good long form technique you can be flexible enough to "work down" the formats, but it doesn't work the other way.