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Special Article on ICC World Test Championship by Daniel Vettori<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

July 29 - The new ICC World Test Championship is a very exciting prospect for cricket, particularly for the format to have some extra context for multiple teams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Test matches already have plenty of meaning but this gives a little bit more for every Test in a series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It's a format that already means a huge deal to players and the cricket community but now it can build to something very special. When we get the chance to see a Test Championship final played for the very first time, we'll have an opportunity to see how quickly it can capture the imagination of everyone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

So it’s an exciting time for Tests as a whole and New Zealand have a big year to look forward to. New Zealand go to Sri Lanka, India go to the West Indies and there's also the Ashes between England and Australia so there's a lot of exciting cricket to come.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia v New Zealand is always a contest to look out for and it's become a real marquee series for the Black Caps to be involved in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Boxing Day Test is coming back between the two teams for the first time since 1987 – it's definitely captured the imagination and there are a lot of people talking about it. It's a series people want to be involved in, it's one of the premier events in Test cricket which features a really big crowd.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

And because the two teams are quite evenly matched, it only emboldens that link and the competitive edge between the sides. Then India come to New Zealand so it's a big summer ahead for the Black Caps. You'll certainly know how far you can go in the Test Championship after you've played those sides and it's a good way of testing yourselves out against some of the biggest teams in Test cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

They are both massive series and it's those types of games that you play Test cricket for. New Zealand are always a confident side at home, but India have proven over the past few years that they're a side that travels incredibly well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

They're a very well-balanced team and there's no department in which they don't click. So it's all set up to be an exciting series and, for New Zealand in particular, a good first 12 months of the Test Championship.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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