Nathan Lyon, Tim Paine and Travis Head oppose proposalsAfghanistan Test floated as a possible trial groundPlayer resistance looms as as a serious difficulty for
Cricket administrators if the push for four-day Tests is to gather serious momentum, with the Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon among those coming out strongly against proposals he described as “ridiculous”.
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Australia host
Afghanistan in a one-off Test next season and there is a possibility that encounter will be a four-day match. The International Cricket Council agreed to let boards schedule four-day Tests in 2017 on a trial basis. The governing body is expected to discuss the matter further in 2020, including the prospect of mandatory four-day Tests, as part of a broader review of a schedule squeeze.