The ICC World Test Championship gives a shared competition context to selected international Test series across a two-year cycle. It is not a single short tournament in one host country. In the 2025–27 cycle, nine teams each face six opponents through three home and three away series, with a percentage-based table determining the leaders. A Test match unfolds through sessions and can extend across several days, so an overnight score is an intermediate position rather than necessarily a completed result. Batting time, wicket condition, weather and the state of the series all affect what a team attempts next. Following a day's full sessions provides a different experience from a quick review of wickets or the final scoreboard.
How the viewing session is organised
Multi-day Tests within home/away series and a two-year percentage table, leading to a final rather than a single-site group tournament.
Useful answers
Why does the WTC table use a points percentage?
Teams do not all play the same number of Tests in the cycle. The ICC uses a percentage-based system rather than comparing raw points alone.
Is a drawn Test the same as an abandoned television session?
No. A draw is a match result within the sport. An interruption or the end of one session does not by itself determine that final result.