"Transfer system" for Test cricket?

[Parquet Court]

this stuff is on the right track but sounds a bit hazy in the details still.

Make no mistake though, the current international set up of cricket will slowly change, especially at Test level. History shows that t20 cricket allows the less cashed up nations to compete and as you move up the pecking order in terms of length of games, the Indias, Australia, SA, Enlgand generally come to the forefront of the competition (i know England did not make the final stages of the previous world cup).

What test cricket needs is consistent competition between two sides and this idea is trying to create that. Its not perfect at this stage - I would personally think that franchises or clubs would be created solely for test and t20 games (i would scrape 50 over games altogether) and have some kind of world cup/ league every 4 years. Just an idea obviously but this would completely change the entire fabric and history of test cricket; however i think that cricket administrators are becoming concerned with the lack of competition between nations at test level.

 

[Scotland]

Bizarre idea.

Test cricket is essentially international FC cricket. Just like ODI and T20I are international forms of List A and T20.

International players can and do play Sheffield Shield, County Championship etc.

I don't see a demand for some kind of international all star FC competition but if someone wants to invent one they are free to. It would be like the UEFA Champions League, Super Rugby etc. though, not the FIFA or IRB World Cups.

I mean I'd like to see ABdV, Steyn, Root, Smith, Williamson all playing in the same team but the idea that Australia could play NZ with a couple of Sri Lankan, English etc. ring ins is silly.

 

[SuperEgz]

Sounds like someone doesn't understand what the definition of a national team is. Just ridiculous.

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[1990crow]

They could just cut the three years in one country down to 1