The Cricket Australia chief executive, Todd Greenberg, has warned some nations will go “bankrupt” if they continue to play the longest format of the game, stressing he sees a future with fewer Test nations.
Admitting he has become a “little unpopular” since taking over from Nick Hockley in March, the former Australian Cricketers’ Association boss believes “scarcity in Test cricket is our friend, not our foe”.
“I don’t think everyone in world cricket needs to aspire to play Test cricket, and that might be OK,” Greenberg said on Wednesday with 100 days to go before the Ashes. A lot of traditionalists might not like that.
“I’m not suggesting I know the number that will play, but literally we’re trying to send…