ICC postpone Test Championship until at least 2017:
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Originally Posted by The BBC
The first Test Championship, expected to take place in England in 2013, will not now be played before 2017.
The tournament was set to replace the Champions Trophy, a one-day competition that was last held in 2009.
"I am disappointed it is not going to take place sooner," said International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat.
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) described the announcement as "a setback for Test cricket".
The Test Championship, due to involve the top four teams in the ICC rankings, had been planned as a way of reviving international interest in the five-day format.
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Sounds like Sky aren't enamoured of the 5 day game?
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The delay comes because of a lack of "support and consent" from the ICC's broadcast partner.
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