“You look at all the big games around the world and some of the best Test matches I’ve been a part of, they go down to the last day,” Lyon said.
“We might not have got a result in the Ashes had we of done that. I think that’s the point of difference with Test cricket,” Paine said.“It’s five days, it’s harder mentally, it’s harder physically and it Tests players more than the four day first class fixtures do.Ashes hero Ben Stokes also hit out at the concept, labelling four-day Tests “Easy Cricket”.
“I don’t think that’s fair to the purest format of the game. How cricket started initially and five-day Test matches was the highest of Tests you can have at the international level. According to me, it shouldn’t be altered.”Australia won all five of their Test matches against Pakistan and New Zealand during the home summer within four days. However, Australian vice-captain Travis Head assured reporters those results were a rarity.
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