ICC set to delay controversial decision over creation of two-tier Test cricket

Cricket Australia’s radical proposal will not be voted on
England seek to soften punishment for slow play

The International Cricket Council is set to delay controversial plans to divide Test cricket into two divisions, with the next edition of the World Test Championship starting this summer to continue in a single-league format.

The issue of two-tier Test cricket will be discussed at a series of ICC meetings in Zimbabwe this weekend but the Observer has been told that a proposal from Cricket Australia to move to two divisions will not be put to a vote.