Which countries domestic setup is the best?

[Sulphate]

Australia is very strong but has very few teams. Although in England u play for county and then for country whereas in Australia they go into state teams before the actual Australian team. In england we base the country team on just county performances whereas they can base it on state and county performances. I know very little about the other domestic setups but Australia is by far the best. :O

 

[luckyeddie]

The biggest problem which England have is they do not know who are reliable replacements. They may know who their best side is (although that is debatable) but when the injuries come along, the next echelon doesn't seem particularly well endowed in the ability stakes.

The idea of having 2 divisions in the county championship would be OK if the best players tended to gravitate to the top division. However, look at Yorkshire. They are essentially England's seam attack, yet are plummetting towards the second division. Maybe it just needs time.

 

[Anoop]

England should have the best. Australia might come second.

The worst must be Pakistan (from what the commentators say).

Indian setup is ok. But the format is zonal. That means only one team from a zone can go into the super league. And it gets very little media attention.

 

[Paid The Umpire]

Australia as it is really hard to go up throught the grades. The cream rises to the top

 

[Simon]

its australia without a doubt.

 

[luckyeddie]

I agree - Australia.

England's restructuring has only just started - we're only in the second season of 2 divisions. It will take a further 3 years or so for talent to gravitate towards the top division.