ICC launches World Test Championship

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today officially launched the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC), which will get underway on Thursday.  To be played over two years, the World Test Championship will witness the top nine Test teams in the world compete in 71 Test matches across 27 series. The two top teams will then go head to head in the World Test Championship final to be held in the United Kingdom in 2021.  Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa,...