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Manchester United’s legendary ex-defender Gary Neville has revealed he grew up watching Test cricket ‘all day’ at his grandmother’s place, but now is confused by the domination of the One Day and T20 formats. He said he has been to several Test matches live but not even once to a white-ball game.

Neville’s point of view, as a former fan, that Test cricket now fits into ODI calendars, is not far off from the reality. He also understands that the drop in attention spans across the world has affected the oldest format of cricket, but believes that limited-overs cricket cannot replicate the psychological thrill of Tests.

“I don’t watch as much as I used to," Neville said on the Stick to Cricket podcast. “Growing up, I think of the school holidays and I think of it

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