Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has called for the introduction of four-day Tests to bring fans back to cricket's longer forms.
The idea of four-day Tests is not new - the concept was first floated with the International Cricket Council in 2003.
Taylor, a Cricket Australia board member, sees a scheduling benefit too, with the matches beginning on Thursdays for games to build to a Sunday evening climax - much like golf tournaments.
"It'll only add to the appeal of the game, make it a bit shorter and a bit faster. That's what people of this generation want to see," the retired opening batsman told SEN radio on Tuesday.
"You've got one less day to win, lose or draw a game, so it does force captains and players to be a little bit more aggressive in their thinking."
Taylor said the concept would appease traditionalists like himself, who enjoy the nuances of a protracted battle, as well as new fans who prefer the crash-and-bash of limited overs.
Day-night Test cricket made its debut at Adelaide Oval last year when Australia beat New Zealand as part of the format's facelift amid declining global interest partly due to greater competition with Twenty20.
And the game's officials have seemingly embraced the concept, with a pink ball Test played in the United Arab Emirates between Pakistan and the West Indies this month, while England will host the Windies in whites under lights at Edgbaston in August next year.
Taylor believes day-night Test cricket is only one way to make the game more viewer-friendly.
"The numbers around the world are dying in some countries," Taylor said.
"That's why I think we have got to have the stuff like the day-night Test matches and ... start thinking seriously about having four-day games of Test cricket."
Taylor's former teammate Shane Warne also lamented at the state of the game, taking to Twitter to describe Tests as "becoming boring for the fans".
"Test cricket needs - promotion, more attacking cricket from the captains, pitches need to spin or seam, not flat & players need to entertain," the spin king tweeted on Monday.
