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The proposal for a two-tier structure in Test cricket has been withdrawn by the ICC at the meeting of its chief executives committee in Dubai on Wednesday despite six Full Members reportedly being in favour of it. There was no vote at the meeting but the consensus was to take the proposal "off the table" for the moment.
"There was a significant compromise and it was subsequently decided to withdraw the two-tier proposal," a chief executive who attended the meeting told ESPNcricinfo. He said the BCCI, Sri Lanka Cricket, the BCB and Zimbabwe Cricket had opposed the proposal, which had found support from the boards of Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and West Indies.
ESPNcricinfo also confirmed with a second Full Member that the proposal was off for now..
According to the proposal, the two-tier system would comprise seven teams in the top tier and five in the bottom, with promotion and relegation between the two based on performance. To begin, Afghanistan and Ireland, as the leading Associate teams, would join the three lowest-ranked Test playing nations in the bottom tier, with other Associates having a chance at promotion based on performance.
On Monday, the players' global body FICA had revealed that 72% of players quizzed for the body's annual survey were in favour of "the introduction of a divisional Test competition to add more meaning to each match". The FICA executive chairman Tony Irish had urged the ICC Board to carefully consider the new model under consideration.
"There was a significant compromise and it was subsequently decided to withdraw the two-tier proposal," a chief executive who attended the meeting told ESPNcricinfo. He said the BCCI, Sri Lanka Cricket, the BCB and Zimbabwe Cricket had opposed the proposal, which had found support from the boards of Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and West Indies.
ESPNcricinfo also confirmed with a second Full Member that the proposal was off for now..
According to the proposal, the two-tier system would comprise seven teams in the top tier and five in the bottom, with promotion and relegation between the two based on performance. To begin, Afghanistan and Ireland, as the leading Associate teams, would join the three lowest-ranked Test playing nations in the bottom tier, with other Associates having a chance at promotion based on performance.
On Monday, the players' global body FICA had revealed that 72% of players quizzed for the body's annual survey were in favour of "the introduction of a divisional Test competition to add more meaning to each match". The FICA executive chairman Tony Irish had urged the ICC Board to carefully consider the new model under consideration.