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Du Plessis backs World Test Championship to boost five-day game

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The championship starts on Thursday when England host Australia in the first Ashes test and will see the top nine five-day nations face-off over a two-year period.

CAPE TOWN - South Africa captain Faf du Plessis believes the new World Test Championship will add “proper context” to the five-day game and has backed the introduction of the global league as a step forward for the sport.

“For the last while we have longed to have something to play for that gives proper context to test cricket,” Du Plessis said in a press release from Cricket South Africa. “The younger generation may enjoy the hustle and bustle of T20 cricket but when a test match goes down to the final hour on the fifth day, that entertainment is hard to beat.”

“We have a tough assignment to start with against India away. We beat them at home last season but playing against India in India is probably one of the toughest challenges for an international player.

 

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