SA draw short straw in World Test Championship
Cricket will not be the same once the first ball is bowled in the first Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston on Thursday.
There will be names and numbers on the backs of the players’ shirts‚ and at stake — along with the Ashes — will be pointed in the World Test Championship (WTC)‚ which the International Cricket Council (ICC) launched on Monday.
Every series of two or more matches will be worth 120 points‚ and the results weighted accordingly.
Winning a Test in a two-match rubber will earn 60 points. A draw buys 20 points and a tie 30.
In five-Test affairs such as the Ashes‚ winning banks 24 points‚ drawing eight and tieing 12.
The final will be played in the UK in June 2021‚ after 71 matches in 27 series.
And‚ much as they did in the 2019 World Cup‚ when they played three games — including against joint-favourites England and India — in the opening week‚ SA has drawn the short straw.
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