The Australian off-spinner, who was instrumental in Australia’s WTC victory the previous year, went on to say that Test cricket’s “dead rubber” matches and series had been replaced by WTC formats.
At the conclusion of play on the fourth day of the first cricket test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth, Australia, Nathan Lyon of Australia makes a gesture as he walks off the pitch.
Off-spinner Nathan Lyon of Australia has suggested that the World Test Championship Final, which takes place once every two years, should consist of three matches hosted by India, England, and Australia in order to decide the ultimate champion.
“There is one thing I would want to see: maybe a three-match series for the World Test Championship Final. That might get a little bit better because, in a three-match series, you might lose a Test match in one session, which might give teams a chance to recover and win 3-0 by demonstrating their dominance. That will be difficult since we don’t have a lot of time, but that is one thing I would modify, Lyon told the ICC.
“Obviously, the timing of that changes everything, but you could potentially go one in England, one in India, and one in Australia, so you have all different conditions.” Just putting it out there, I don’t think we’re going to be on the MCG in the middle of August,” he continued.
The 36-year-old, who won the championship with Australia in 2023, lauded the WTC playing system, which has teams competing for the top-two slots over a two-year period, saying it does away with the chance of meaningless matches or Test series.
