Derek Pringle looks at the status of Test cricket amid the World Cup excitement as the game aims to cater for a new audience

One for the purists: But would an Ashes series win catch the imagination of the public as much as glory in the World Cup
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Jonny Bairstow was unequivocal about it, as when playing one of his cultured heaves to leg. Winning the World Cup in this deluxe summer would be more important to him than winning the Ashes.
Perhaps rarity value won out. This is the 12th World Cup since the trophy’s inception in 1975 and while E...