The second World Test Championship (WTC) is coming and it is to be held in England between the months of August and September. This season will kick off with a five-Test series matches between England and India and according to the International Cricket Council (ICC), it will have a simpler equal points system. The WTC is also something that many cricket fans look forward to watching and betting on. Many would try to Find out the best Cricket Betting Sites before the start of the season. It is also one of the biggest cricket tournaments that have also been affected by the pandemic and this somehow has something to do with the change in the point system. ICC Chief executive Geoff Allardice said in a statement, "We received feedback that the previous points system needed to be simplified. “The Cricket Committee took this into consideration when proposing a new, standardized points system for each match. It maintained the principle of ensuring that all matches in a WTC series count towards a team’s standing while accommodating series varying in length between two Tests and five Tests. “During the pandemic, we had to change to ranking teams on the points table using the percentage of available points won by each team since all series could not be completed. This helped us determine the finalists and we were able to complete the championship within the scheduled time frame. This method also allowed us to compare the relative performance of teams at any time, regardless of how many matches they had played,” he explained. The New Point System The last Tests series had a total value of 120 points and this led to certain inequality in the table. This is because a team winning a two-match series got 60 points compared to a five-game series where a win is at 24 points. Many were simply unhappy about this. For each match in the WTC, the same number of points will be contested. Twelve points will be awarded for a win, four for a draw, and six for a tie. It is different from the point system last year as there were the same number of points allocated to each series, which were divided across the number of played matches. All in all, the nine teams in the WTC will be playing six series each: three home and three away with the cut-off date being March 31, 2023. Aside from announcing the new points system, the ICC also confirmed that the WTC and the bilateral series will be part of the 2021 to 2023 cycle starting next month. What the Cricketers Are Saying India’s captain Virat Kohli has spoken about the upcoming ICC World Test Championship and he seems to be excited about it. Kohli said in an interview, “It was great to have played the final of the ICC World Test Championship against New Zealand in what was a memorable contest. Not just the final, we saw the determination of players throughout the first edition of the championship. “The following of cricket lovers too was great to see, and I am sure they will all be waiting eagerly for the second edition. We will regroup with new energy for the next cycle starting with our series against England, hoping to give our fans a lot to cheer about.” New Zealand's captain, Kane Williamson, also has something to say about their recent win and the upcoming WTC. “It was obviously pretty special to win the inaugural ICC World Test Championship in Southampton last month and it’s exciting to now look ahead to the second edition. “The WTC has certainly added more context and brought new meaning to Test cricket and it was awesome to see the interest that was generated around the Final against India. We know trying to defend the title will be a huge challenge, but our focus will be on making sure we prepare as well as we can for the tours ahead and trying to maintain our level of performance.” Meanwhile, England’s captain, Joe Root, expressed how good it will be for the team that they will be playing at home conditions. He said, “We start our campaign in the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship against the finalists of last time, which is an interesting challenge straight away. India is fine all-round side and it would be good to test them in our home conditions. “We narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final last time and are looking to do better this time. Test cricket is a format we all want to excel in and with points at stake for each match, everyone has to be at their best all the time.”