Former fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has slammed the comments of Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Tod Greenberg on the future of Test cricket. Johnson said that limiting Test cricket in select countries would harm the game and said that small cricketing countries should be supported to increase the game.
The ICC recently formed a work group, headed by Kiwi Batter Roger Twos to detect the future of the test and improve WTC. A two-tier testing system at the July annual conference was a major discussion point. Two-level views have been under consideration for more than 15 years.
We are truly trying to send countries bankrupt – Todd Greenburg
Todd Greenberg recently stated that it is not practical to expand the number of testing countries. Talking to the BBC, he emphasized that Test cricket should focus on the series like the Ashes. Greenberg said that they could be insolvency to force all countries to participate in Test cricket.
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“I don’t think everyone in world cricket needs to aspire to play Test cricket, and it may be fine. We are truly trying to send banks to bankrupts if we force them to try to play Test cricket. In Test cricket, lack of Test cricket is our friend, not our enemy.”
He said, “We need to ensure that we invest in the right places to play Test cricket, where it means something and there is a danger. That is why the ashes will be as big and profitable as it is – because it means something,” he said.
The solution to save Test cricket is not on scale – Mitchell Johnson
In his column for West Australian, Mitchell Johnson said that Test cricket can be maintained by supporting emerging cricket nations. He said that players and fans in small cricketing countries are emotional about the format even without attractive TV deals.
“Here’s the matter – if it is afraid, we have already remembered this point. The solution to save Test cricket is not to reach it to three or four rich countries. This is to uplift the rest. Help them. Help them. Increase the game. Return them.”
“This is the place where the real leadership begins not dragging the-ladder, but by creating a strong base. Because let’s clear: these nation wants to play Test cricket. Players want it.
I do not have all the answers – Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson warned against overplaying “Big Three” in the cricket calendar. The former fast bowler admitted that he has not all solutions, but shared his views from the perspective of former-Khiladi.
“I do not have all the answers, it is not in my salary grade, but I can say from the point of view of a pre-Khiladi that we need many countries playing Test cricket as much as possible. If this was not for Test cricket and its preliminary financial assistance, we do not watch Twenty 20 cricket as today.”
The 2025-26 Ashes series is scheduled to begin in Australia in Perth on 21 November. England and India recently attracted their Test series 2–2.
Meanwhile, Australia defeated the West Indies in a 3–0 series sweep. New Zealand also won over Zimbabwe. Black Caps defeated the domestic side by one innings and scored 359 runs in the second Test.
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