
“Twenty20 cricket is entertaining, but shallow. It commands nothing like the depth or enduring interest of Test cricket and, one day, will run its course in which case we will have a Ten10, and then a Five5. It commands nothing like the depth or enduring interest of Test cricket and, one day, will run its course in which case we will have a Ten10, and then a Five5.
The point being that Test cricket has to be nurtured and protected, and Twenty20 can sit along side it, but in its proper place and, crucially, without over exposure. Meanwhile, the 50-over game has to go. It is now dull and predictable, and although that creates a headache for the ICC as far as the World Cup is concerned, it has had its day.
The idea of City-based teams fills me with dread and I really can’t see that generating the necessary interest. Any tournament here has to involve the long-established counties who might have to play a qualifying round in order to thin down the numbers a bit - perhaps the first division of the new domestic T20 might be the way to go.”




