The Final Test

As cricket expands into ever more formats and franchise leagues, more and more voices are to be heard; but the editor of The Cricketer should always be listened to. – Scyld BerryTest cricket is the foundation on which cricket is based and I believe the most important format that must be protected and preserved at all costs. However, I do believe with the rise, success and importance of one-day and T20 cricket, all three formats must learn to co-exist but not at the expense of each other. Huw’s love of cricket and especially Test cricket is to be admired. To bring this book to life with the support of so many wonderful contributors with varied opinions, will add great interest and appeal to readers. – Sir Richard HadleeTest cricket is cricket at its best. The great players judge themselves even in the current era by their achievements in Tests. The white ball is squeezing it hard and we have to defend the place of Tests in the global calendar. Huw Turbervill is the ultimate passionate polemicist for the Test format with a zeal that manages to weave both George Orwell and Basil Fawlty into his arguments. – David Gower OBEI agree with a lot of the comments being made in this compelling book. T20 is relentlessly killing 50-over cricket, and having a successful Test side is no longer the priority for many countries. Test cricket is hanging on. It’s a worry. – Graham Gooch

Huw Turbervill started his career writing for local papers in Suffolk before joining the Sunday Telegraph and Daily Express, writing about cricket, football and sub-editing the sports pages. He then worked on the Daily Telegraph until 2015 when his dream came true, joining The Cricketer. His books include The Toughest Tour, the story of England’s tours to Australia since the War. His first trip to The Oval Test was in 1986, and he hopes that he will be at the Oval Test in 20 years’ time.