India, Australia and England carrying the burden of Test cricket? Maarnas Labschen looks like this

Even though South Africa has managed to reach the final of the World Test Championship, the team will not play a home Test for the entire year. That just goes on to show, that beyond India, England, and Australia, other boards just struggle to attract other countries for the longest formats.

That also comes down to the quality of the players, from other nations, in Test cricket. Aussie batter Marnus Labuschagne feels that it is imperative for other nations as well to produce better players for the overall health of the Test cricket.

“Every time Test cricket is on, people want to watch it. India, Australia, and England are probably carrying a bit of the load of Test cricket, but we really want to see all the countries keep producing great players and being part of upholding such an amazing tradition of Test cricket,” he said, speaking on the ICC.

Meanwhile, talking about the competition in the final, Labuschagne maintained, that would be a tough competition. “South Africa have been a very good team in this cycle, on paper it’s a well-balanced side and they have some really nice players,” Labuschagne added.

“It will be a good challenge for us, and we are going to have to be on our game. Playing at Lord’s is always special with the history and what is involved with playing there. It’s going to be an awesome week and another great match.” Meanwhile, the final is scheduled to take place at Lord’s from June 11; Australia has already won this title once, beating India.