There has been criticism of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s idea to introduce a new points system for cricket this summer and it is certainly a gimmick that will divide opinion.

I am all for change myself. I have no problem with them trying something different, whether it be points or a day/night Test. But in reality it is just window dressing until the International Cricket Council shows some proper leadership and comes up with a way to save Test cricket.

The game needs context and Test cricketers deserve to be rewarded properly. Only then can we feel safe in the knowledge that Test cricket will survive.

One of the downsides of the points system is that it could devalue Test cricket even further. If you can have a situation where a team lose the Test series but win the one-dayers, thus earning enough points to win the overall series as a whole, then it will further lessen the importance of Test cricket.