Ben Stokes makes case for Test cricket as debate rages over five-day format
ICC can expect players such as Root, Du Plessis and Kohli to oppose move to introduce four-day Tests
09 January 2020 - 16:34
London — Ben Stokes made an emphatic case for the drama of five-day Test cricket this week — inspiring England to a series-levelling win against SA in the final overs of a dramatic contest.
His match-winning performance in Cape Town on Tuesday came at a time of intensifying debate over the future of the longest form of the game, which has been played since 1877...
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