KARACHI, Aug 19: The Ashes series between England Australia will be a catalyst for the revival of Testcricket, according to Pakistan’s former captain Javed Miandad.

“The matches have been so close and tensely fought that people not only in England but in other cricket playing nations are totally involved in its outcome,” said Miandad.

England and Australia are 1-1 in the five-match series with the last two matches producing gripping finishes.

Miandad said he had been concerned about the future of Test cricket due to the ill-planned international tours programme and and the great increase in the number of one-day matches.

He added: “The way this series has brought in spectators, viewers and listeners, it gives me hope test cricket is still not dead.”—Reuters