Avada Kedavra
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Tier 1 - India,Australia,South Africa,England,Sri Lanka
Tier 2 - New Zealand,Pakistan,West Indies,Bangladesh
Tier 2 - New Zealand,Pakistan,West Indies,Bangladesh
This is a terrible argument against tiers. If a team isn't good enough to compete at a particular level then they shouldn't be subjected to repeated humiliating failure in the interests of not-destroying-cricket at home. Loads of crap, uncompetitive cricket is good for no one, least of all the side getting stuffed all the time.Introduction of tiers is a great way to destroy cricket in whoever gets chucked down in the top eight.
You've made a good case. West Indies can join Tier 3.
The fact that Ashraful has gone 5 years , 109 ODI's and 28 Tests have passed since his innings against Australia and it still remains one of the few decent moments of Ashraful's career and any recent success of Bangladesh is a really sad fact.
And to the bloke who called Ashraful the worst international batsman. Don't you reckon that's a bit harsh. Will always be a hero ever since he pumped a 100 when Banglas beat the Aussies in 05.
As mentioned earlier.More like
Tier One: England, SA, India, SL, Pakistan and Australia
Tier Two: NZ and WI
Tier Three: Bangladesh (and Zimbabwe)
Tier Four: Ireland etc.
If you're claiming that the West Indies put up a decent fight in England last year then there's no arguing with you.The one decent team you played recently (India) you got soundly beaten, that was my point, so we're not the only side being beaten by the top teams, we've played England and Australia in the past year and a half and won one and put up a decent fight in the other so we're not as bad as people are implying.
If you're claiming that the West Indies put up a decent fight in England last year then there's no arguing with you.
BINGO!!.No, apparently the "good fight" was in Australia.
It wouldn't be any prettier them touring Australia or South Africa at any time of the year.Test cricket doesn't need official tiers, it just needs to do away with the future tours program whereby everyone has to play everyone else every four (or five or whatever) years. Let Bangladesh play test cricket, but in England in the early summer? Not so much. Ended up as little more than a training hit out when the cloud cover came to OT.