Cricket Australia is looking to clear a window in the calendar so Test players will be free to join the high-priority KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition and not have to worry about commitments to the five-day game.
With the Twenty20 Champions League pushing for clear space in the calendar and the Indian Premier League doing the same, Adam Gilchrist's claim two years back that one-day Test cricket would be looking for a window in the Twenty20 calendar is looking more correct every day.
The revolution is at hand.
Mao Zedong said political power grew from the barrel of a gun, but Cricket Australia believes it comes from the power of blunderbuss batting so beloved by fans of the shortest game.
The people that run cricket in this country know that Test cricket is a blue-chip stock that provides a steady return, but can be boom or bust depending on who tours, while the T20 game is a start-up with limitless potential.
Most importantly it can provide cricket with a new revenue stream, new fans and an independence from the Indian-run competitions such as the IPL and Champions League.
T20 bashing down the door - Domestic Cricket - Fox Sports
The articles original title mentioned less Test cricket but if the big Bash is done in the usual time frame i.e. mid Jan then it shouldn't interfere with Test matches anyway. It would be great to see the Aussies in the Big Bash and it would give some of our players much needed T20 experience.