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Cricket Australia CEO Says Forcing Tests Risks Bankrupting Smaller Boards

He argued that scarcity would bolster Test cricket’s appeal by concentrating play on contested, high-value series like the Ashes

Overview

  • Greenberg warned that requiring all full members to sustain extensive five-day schedules could push less affluent cricket boards into financial distress
  • He urged a leaner, high-value Test calendar in which reduced frequency enhances demand and each series carries genuine jeopardy
  • He highlighted the Ashes as a model event with more than half of its ticket allocations already sold out ahead of the home series
  • He signalled support for divisional or two-tier Test structures without committing to a specific number of participating nations
  • No formal ICC policy changes have been announced as a working group reviews World Test Championship reforms and boards prepare for the upcoming Ashes