‘Scarcity in Test cricket…’: Cricket Australia CEO feels all countries don’t need to play Tests

Australia hosted a record-breaking Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2024-25 season, and are set to welcome England later this year for the Ashes. The English team recently came out of a highly competitive Test series against India.

“I don’t think there is a right number (of Test playing nations) … but I think in the future scarcity in Test cricket is our friend, not our foe,” Greenberg told reporters.

“What I mean by that is, I don’t think everyone in world cricket needs to aspire to play Test cricket and that might be OK. A lot of traditionalists might not like that (and) I’m not suggesting I know the number that will play, but literally we’re trying to send countries bankrupt if we force them to play Test cricket,” he explained.