S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
Yet,Good points GK but there is obviously a problem where richer countries have better cricketers while poor countries have substandard cricketers. It's pretty apparent right now imo there is a growing imbalance between cricketers between rich and poor countries. It's more pronounced than ever, raw talent won't be able to propel teams anymore like in the amateur era, so how is cricket going to address this problem?
Bangladesh v English this year
Sri Lanka v Oz this year
England v Sri Lanka (2014)
Sri Lanka v the great Aussie side (1999-00)
Pakistan v Zimbabwe (98 -99)
Despite everything you've said, which is all true, the poorer countries do still produce giant killings, and do produce great players - albeit this is more the Sri Lankans who have long since pushed above their weight.
Mehedi, Bangladesh spinner, has just been unearthed this year.
India, Pakistan, West Indies all began their test playing life with arguably worse circumstances. Pakistan was a brand new nation who had just suffered the horrors of partition yet managed to beat England at The Oval in the 1950s.