{"id":209263,"date":"2025-01-06T23:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T23:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/i-wont-change-my-tune-weve-got-to-move-with-the-times-michael-vaughans-take-on-4-day-test-matches-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T23:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T23:54:09","slug":"i-wont-change-my-tune-weve-got-to-move-with-the-times-michael-vaughans-take-on-4-day-test-matches-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/i-wont-change-my-tune-weve-got-to-move-with-the-times-michael-vaughans-take-on-4-day-test-matches-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I won\u2019t change my tune, we\u2019ve got to move with the times’: Michael Vaughan\u2019s take on 4-day Test matches | Cricket News – Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michael Vaughan<\/a>, a former England cricket captain, maintains his support for four-day Test matches. He believes this format is essential for the future growth of Test cricket, emphasising the need to adapt to changing times.
\u201cI won\u2019t change my tune. We\u2019ve got to move with the times. Five-day Test match cricket, love it. Loved the MCG (Test). It would just happen a little bit quicker, and the dramatic fifth day would become the dramatic fourth day.\u201d
Vaughan reiterated his stance during an interview with SEN Radio. He believes four-day Tests are the way forward to ensure the long-term survival of the format.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Test match cricket to survive, not just for our time but going beyond 50, 60, 70, 80 years, I do think it\u2019s now a four-day product, so I\u2019m not changing my tune.\u201d
Vaughan used the recent Sydney Test between India and Australia, which concluded in three days, to further illustrate his point. He commented on the pitch conditions, suggesting they were not ideal for batsmen.
\u201cI don\u2019t think it was a great pitch. I looked at the batters batting and I felt sorry for them because it was just doing too much.\u201d
He noted the low number of overs bowled in the series, highlighting a trend towards quicker matches. He linked this trend to pitch conditions influencing the pace of the game.
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\u201cIn terms of the number of overs bowled in the series, it\u2019s the third lowest in a five-match series in history. We\u2019re looking at a series where the game is moving on quicker.\u201d
Vaughan explained that if pitches were prepared to offer less assistance to bowlers, resulting in higher scores, then five-day matches would be necessary. However, he believes that with the current trend of pitches favouring bowlers, five days are often not required.
\u201cIf we go back to flat pitches and teams are getting 500 runs, of course you need five days of cricket. But if you\u2019re going to play on pitches like this, and the ball is going to continue to do a little bit more than it has in the past, then we\u2019re not going to need five days, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d
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Despite the Sydney Test not lasting the full five days, Vaughan believes that the spectators who attended the match enjoyed the experience. He emphasised the entertainment value of the match, which Australia won by six wickets to secure a 3-1 series victory.
\u201cI think if you speak to any supporter over the last three days and ask them, \u2018Are you disappointed it finished so quickly?\u2019 every single fan that went through the gates (and it was a sell-out for three days) would say they were all royally entertained. It was an amazing Test match. As an entertaining product (and that\u2019s what Test cricket has to be), it was brilliant. It was absolutely fantastic.\u201d
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