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Who should be in the Top tier, and who should be in the 2nd tier test cricket?

Burgey

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Should be four tiers as follows:

Tier 1:

SA
England
Aus
India

Tier 2:
NZ
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

Tier 3:
WI (just)

Tier 4:
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh

Teams in each tier can only play amongst each other. So WI have to play with themselves, like their Board has been doing for decades now. Teams in each tier play home and away against each other. At the end of each home and away rotation, the best ranked team in each of the lower tiers gets the honour of traveling to a Tier 1 country to get belted before going back home. In the sad event SL tops Tier 2, the Tier 1 side they are meant to be playing has the option of vetoing the tour due to lack of interest.

You know it makes sense.
 

Slifer

International Captain
Should be four tiers as follows:

Tier 1:

SA
England
Aus
India

Tier 2:
NZ
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

Tier 3:
WI (just)

Tier 4:
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh

Teams in each tier can only play amongst each other. So WI have to play with themselves, like their Board has been doing for decades now. Teams in each tier play home and away against each other. At the end of each home and away rotation, the best ranked team in each of the lower tiers gets the honour of traveling to a Tier 1 country to get belted before going back home. In the sad event SL tops Tier 2, the Tier 1 side they are meant to be playing has the option of vetoing the tour due to lack of interest.

You know it makes sense.
Lol about the Wi and it's board but it's so true. Worst cricket board in existence.
 

Burgey

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And that's in a world where the PCB exists. Though tbf I haven't followed their machinations so much lately. They used to be the ****ing pits, but they seem fairly competent compared with the WICB.
 

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
Should be four tiers as follows:

Tier 1:

SA
England
Aus
India

Tier 2:
NZ
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

Tier 3:
WI (just)

Tier 4:
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh

Teams in each tier can only play amongst each other. So WI have to play with themselves, like their Board has been doing for decades now. Teams in each tier play home and away against each other. At the end of each home and away rotation, the best ranked team in each of the lower tiers gets the honour of traveling to a Tier 1 country to get belted before going back home. In the sad event SL tops Tier 2, the Tier 1 side they are meant to be playing has the option of vetoing the tour due to lack of interest.

You know it makes sense.
England ranked way too high there. In the last few years they've lost a home series against SL, only drawn against NZ and Pakistan at home, and lost tests!!! (Drawn series) in the Windies and Bangladesh. Apart from Stuart Broad in the Ashes and beating South Africa B, what have they done?
 

cnerd123

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England ranked way too high there. In the last few years they've lost a home series against SL, only drawn against NZ and Pakistan at home, and lost tests!!! (Drawn series) in the Windies and Bangladesh. Apart from Stuart Broad in the Ashes and beating South Africa B, what have they done?
why are you taking his post seriously
 

Gnske

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Tier 1

Australia
Afghanistan

Tier 2

India
South Africa

Tier 3

Hong Kong
Netherlands
West Indies
Sri Lanka

Tier 4

Bangladesh
Pakistan
PNG

Tier 5

Kenya
Zimbabwe
UAE
Namibia

Tier 6

Ireland
Scotland
England
 

cnerd123

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Burgey taking shots at BD instead of joining the debate in the Ashes countdown thread.

The man knows who his side's real threats are.
 

Burgey

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It's footy season here now so cricket doesn't have the importance it does during summer. Only fair to throw a bone towards some of the lesser nations.
 

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