However, "weaker" Test nations such as Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have vowed to vehemently oppose such a Led 6" oval tail lights system, fearing they never play the top Test nations who will have formed a de facto premier league.The idea, first floated by former Australian captain Mark Taylor, has already won support from fellow Aussie greats Shane Warne and Greg Chappell, as well as England Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves.The longest form of the game has struggled to find an audience in the Twenty20 era. Four weeks is a long time.
A four-day format is also likely to meet opposition from traditionalists, who were against the pink-ball innovation and fear further bastardisation of a game dating back to 1877. "One of the challenges at the moment is if you play a three-Test series it has to be played over four weeks.The practice was abandoned in 1939 when a Test between South Africa and England in Durban lasted 10 days and still was abandoned as a draw because the tourists needed to leave to catch their boat home.Teams in the 1920s and 1930s often played "timeless Tests" to try to ensure a result if a series was deadlocked.
