The people that do not enjoy 5-day Test cricket, will still not enjoy 4-day Test cricket – simple. In modern day life, it is difficult to commit five full days to watching cricket. People work, they have to provide for their families, Test matches will always have low attendances; that’s just the way it is. Day/night Tests will help this, which is why I would not mind such a development as long as the match is contested over five days and a series is not completely made up of day/night matches.

As for the results side of the argument, surely having fewer days would lead to more drawn Test matches? Trying to squeeze an innings in each day and hope for a result in such a batsmen dominated modern game is just devoid of common sense.

Instead, why not concentrate on reviewing the laws that govern the preparation of pitches in order to produce pitches that give a better balance between bat and ball so as to force results. We have seen many a time, when a home team win the first match of a vital Test series, they then go and produce dead pitches for the remainder games and bat out draws.

The ICC should also make winning a Test match more worthwhile. You’re free to offer suggestions on how, but maybe they can do something with the points system or even offer better financial reward for not just winning a series, but by winning a series by a certain margin.

The sanctity of cricket is not just Test cricket; the sanctity of cricket is 5-day Test cricket. Do the ICC really know what they are meddling with? Test  cricket cannot be looked at through the same eyes as 50-over or Twenty20 cricket, which is what the ICC is doing. Test cricket must no be made susceptible to the same influences as the shorter form. Any such developments could be very dangerous. I hope the purists get their way, really.