Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq said that the inaugural World Test Championship should be played in its entirety, even if it means extending it past its scheduled end, to ensure that a fair winner is determined at the end of the cycle.

The Championship cycle has been disrupted by the suspension of all cricket around the world due to the coronavirus outbreak. With a packed window on the ICC’s FTP schedule, accommodating suspended fixtures at a later date is practically impossible.

That leaves the ICC with one of two options – cut short the tournament or play it out in its entirety by extending the season – and Misbah thinks it should be the latter course that the ICC takes, to ensure that all teams get a fair shot at making the final at Lord’s.

“We have groups online where we check in with players on how they think they’re doing. We share plans with them on the exercise regimen to follow even if they don’t have access to gym facilities.

“Because we can’t practice on the ground, what we can do is make sure we do our homework properly. That goes both for me and the players. We look at the last couple of series we played there and how England played in the last season at home. We analyse what we can do better so as soon we get the opportunity, we hit the ground running.”