The debate among the Australian cricket fraternity about how to expand the Big Bash League has come with a familiar echo here: "get a New Zealand team into the competition". This writer loves watching test cricket most, but purists are fast drifting into the minority, if they haven't arrived. The value and impact of T20 cricket must be treated with sincerity. It has influenced the test game more than vice versa, hence the added debate about whether we should revert to four-day tests. The current calendar suggests quality New Zealand short-form players could eschew nationalism in favour of a decent living travelling the world.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 24, 2017 08:18 UTC