article_snippet: Graves, who takes over as ECB chairman from Giles Clarke on May 15, believes Test cricket faces an identity crisis.
article_snippet: You can’t continue to leave Test cricket as Test cricket is,’ Graves told the lords.org website.
article_snippet: At least Graves’s thought process suggests the kind of open-mindedness too often lacking among cricket’s administrators.
article_snippet: A few weeks ago, Graves insisted Kevin Pietersen, who recently joined Surrey, must be playing county cricket to stand any chance of appearing for England .
article_snippet: Whether or not his comments amount to anything other than a personal opinion, Graves confirm the view that Graves will be very much his own man once his replaces Clarke, who will assume the new role of ECB president.
article_snippet: That much was evident a few weeks ago when Graves appeared to offer a route back into the England team for Kevin Pietersen, saying Kevin Pietersen needed to be playing county cricket to stand any chance.
article_snippet: Graves has been perplexed by the spin placed on those comments, insisting England’s stance on the Kevin Pietersen issue has not changed.
article_snippet: But, with six weeks still to go until Kevin Pietersen assumes office, Graves is already carving out a reputation as a man who means business.
highlights_snippet: Colin Graves takes over as ECB chairman from Giles Clarke on May 15 .
  