How a four-point deduction cost Australia a potential ICC World Test Championship final spot

The ICC World Test Championship saw some massive developments on Tuesday with Australia indefinitely postponing their three-Test tour of South Africa due to the coronavirus pandemic. With the announcement, New Zealand became the first team to qualify for the ICC World Test Championship final that will be played in Lord’s in June 2021. With India and England playing each other in their last series of the current ICC World Test Championship, Australia’s chances of directly qualifying for Lord’s is out of their hands. One must remember, the team’s qualification for the final depends on the Percentage Points earned and not the total number of points. This facility was done due to a number of series postponed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia currently has 69.2 percentage points and they will have to hope these certain scenarios work for them in order to qualify for the ICC World Test Championship. Australia will be hoping that the series between India and…

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