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4-day Tests: Hussain feels quality of pitches key to preserve cricket

The match gives a value add to the tickets bought and England Test match tickets are not cheap, says former England captain Nasser Hussain

Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain. Photo: ECB youtube channel
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Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain. Photo: ECB youtube channel

BS Web Teamagencies New Delhi
Even as the world debates if Test matches should be turned to 4-day affairs to make them more interesting, former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that quality of pitches and spectator experience are key to preserving Test cricket.
 
Speaking on a Star Sports show - Cricket Connected - he said, "The keys areas I can pinpoint to one's pitches is that if they are flat, like one in Cambridge which years ago when Jimmy Anderson got 90 odd runs from 600 balls. The games on these pitches are boring and old school. Those days have got to go in

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