Chappell worried about Test cricket’s future

Greg Chappell

Former India head coach Greg Chappell is worried about where the future of Test cricket is heading.

Chappell, who scored 7110 runs in 87 Tests for Australia, believes that the longest format of the game will be ‘virtually dead' if countries like Australia, India and England continue producing competitive red-ball sides.

"Looking at what's happening with Test cricket and how few countries are playing much Test cricket, I suppose the disappointment of England's performance in the Ashes series just highlights how the game has neglected Test cricket. To produce Test cricketers takes a lot of work," said Chappell on SEN Mornings show on Thursday.

Chappell was critical of how Australia has scheduled its Sheffield Shield tournament due to the Big Bash League (BBL). "I think it's only countries like England, Australia, India and to a lesser extent South Africa and Pakistan that have still got pretty vital domestic cricket. But even in that, just look at the Australian example, the Big Bash takes out a big chunk of the Australian summer and the Sheffield Shield is slotted in around it as though it's an afterthought - it can't be an afterthought."

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