ICC Cricket World Cup Final - England v New Zealand

[Mark TKO]

Question from a non cricket fan.

How come with one days batsmen seen to be able to twat it any time they want to and a dot ball is not easy.

In a test match why drag it out for so long and end up with a lower score than they do by just going for it.

I know there'll be more to it obviously but to a non fan it just seems a bit daft. You can even have 5 days with no winner.....

[Memphis]

Different ball, fielding restrictions, pitches prepared differently, just one innings per team. All conducive to bigger hitting, faster pace, different bowling techniques. I guess it's a bit like saying why cant the best snooker player wipe the floor with the best pool players, or vice versa.