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South African captain Graeme Smith thought on Wednesday he was dissatisfied that the International Cricket Council had determined not to bring in a world Test championship before 2017.
"It's a bit unsatisfactory," said Smith. "I personally felt it wasn't the right decision for cricket."
ICC chief administrative Haroon Lorgat announces on Monday that the foreword of a championship had been pressed out from 2013 because of commitment to broadcaster and sponsors.
"Obviously the ICC contains their reasons but five years is a attractive long time," said Smith.
"You can skip a making in five years. As cricketers you want the ICC to make the best decisions in the interests of the game and I'm not sure that that's happen now."
Smith said his players were focus on performing well in the second and final Test against Australia, starting at the Wanderers Stadium on Thursday.
South Africa are 1-0 up subsequent an eight-wicket win in the first Test in Cape Town last week but Smith said the players were not taking anything for granted.
"It's our second Test match in seven or eight months and we're really aggravated to perform. We have a lot of admiration for Australia and we're definitely not going to take our foot off the gas. We want to earn the right to win the series."
Smith said he expected Australia to bounce back after being bowled out for 47 in the second innings at Newlands.
"They've got sufficient players with sufficient knowledge to have deal with things like this and put it at the back them.
"They know it's a fresh start. But if we can put them under force again maybe the amount of stress they've been under this week can come out."
"It's a bit unsatisfactory," said Smith. "I personally felt it wasn't the right decision for cricket."
ICC chief administrative Haroon Lorgat announces on Monday that the foreword of a championship had been pressed out from 2013 because of commitment to broadcaster and sponsors.
"Obviously the ICC contains their reasons but five years is a attractive long time," said Smith.
"You can skip a making in five years. As cricketers you want the ICC to make the best decisions in the interests of the game and I'm not sure that that's happen now."
Smith said his players were focus on performing well in the second and final Test against Australia, starting at the Wanderers Stadium on Thursday.
South Africa are 1-0 up subsequent an eight-wicket win in the first Test in Cape Town last week but Smith said the players were not taking anything for granted.
"It's our second Test match in seven or eight months and we're really aggravated to perform. We have a lot of admiration for Australia and we're definitely not going to take our foot off the gas. We want to earn the right to win the series."
Smith said he expected Australia to bounce back after being bowled out for 47 in the second innings at Newlands.
"They've got sufficient players with sufficient knowledge to have deal with things like this and put it at the back them.
"They know it's a fresh start. But if we can put them under force again maybe the amount of stress they've been under this week can come out."
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