Test Championship

World Test Championship to begin with arch-rivals England taking on Australia in July 2019

The nine top-ranked sides in the world will compete in the new touranment, with each side playing six series on a home-and-away basis against mutually selected opponents in a two-year cycle.

We will miss presence of Virat Kohli in our maiden Test against India, says Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO

Virat Kohli will not be part of Afghanistan's debut Test, which is scheduled to be played at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium from 14 June, as the prolific batsman will be heading to England to play county cricket for Surrey.

Australia skipper Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner say no to ICC's proposed four-day Tests

Steve Smith and star opener David Warner say they have no desire to play four-day Tests in a setback to international cricket chiefs who have floated the idea.

ICC's introduction of Test championship and ODI league a step in right direction, will add more context to cricket

With modifications and thoughtful analysis, the Test Championship and the ODI League can both reform the way cricket is played, witnessed and viewed.

ICC approves long-awaited Test Championship in bid to preserve cricket's five-day format

The Test league will start in 2019 and see nine teams play six series over two years — three home and three away.

New Zealand's hopes of staging first day-night Test in doubt with board yet to receive council approval

New Zealand kick off their home summer with two Tests against West Indies in December, one less than originally planned, with an eye on the proposed 'Test Championship'.

The proposed two-tier system rewards merit and can save Test cricket from disappearing

Test cricket is in essence a series of friendlies played between different countries on an entirely random basis. There is no formal fixture lists, you don’t have to play each team home and away, in fact you don’t need to play a team you don’t want to at all.

ICC on the verge of scrapping Test Championship: report

The Test Championship will likely not come to be “because sponsors and broadcasters remain lukewarm, at best, about the uncertainty which inevitably surrounds the format.”