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Australia cricket’s Smith and Warner say no to four-day Tests
Sydney — Australia captain 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. At a recent board meeting in Auckland, the International Cricket Council unveiled plans for a long-awaited, nine-nation Test championship in a bid to preserve the five-day format’s status following the rapid growth of Twenty20. Among a raft of other reforms, it also agreed to experiment with four-day Tests, with SA and Zimbabwe set to trial the first in December. But Smith and Warner are not keen, even if the hours and over requirements of each day are extended to reduce disparity with the traditional format. "Personally, I like five, so I would like to keep it at five," Smith told cricket.com.au. "Just the traditional way that Test cricket has been played, I think it’s great when you get into that fifth day and enter that last hour, I think it’s a really cool part of the game." Warner was even mor...
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