Why cant each nation field exclusive "test only" players

[Ashwinashwath]

So as to have more test matches squeezed into the calendar without bothering about white ball series overlaps? For teams from sub continent it is a gamechanger.

India for instance plays only 10 odd tests a year and that can be increased to as many as 20 in a year.

 

[TheJediBrah]

That's a terrible idea. It would probably reduce the quality of all international cricket

What's the point of playing 20 Tests a year if most of the best players don't play them because they're playing some bull**** T20 comp or white ball series (or vice versa).

There's also saturation of product. Genuinely speaking cricket fans are cricket fans and you're going to get a significantly lower amount of viewers for each game if there is an overlap, or excessive supply of the product. And as a result massively diminishing returns in revenue

Like it's a "nice" idea but completely impractical

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Something smells fishy with this approach

 

[Ashwinashwath]

Well tests have its own followers as they seem to have lifted our spirits in that version particularly (also by continually faltering in icc white ball events). I take pride in our test display in recent years.