the federation of international cricket association made a statement within which they say. lots of high—profile players have been speaking out on this this week. all against reducing the test. another husband speaking to the bbc. this is what inspired me to be a cricketer and i still believe that it inspires even the generation under me to get involved in play cricket as well. yes, t20 tournaments are all well and good and those kinds of things, you can earn a lot of money in a short space of time but i think most cricketers, even current players would like to have done a test f test figures to their name at some stage in the career their name at some stage in the careerand their name at some stage in the career and for their name at some stage in the careerand for me, their name at some stage in the career and for me, that is what really has to be at stake. to speak of te st really has to be at stake. to speak of test cricket disappearing. i do not notice that at all, i do not think that is fair to the purest format of the game, how cricket started and five day test master