World Test Championship Itinerary

[cricketnut14]

Why would the other countries bother focusing on test cricket when they're not invited to the big dance... Why bother investing money in? The only thing that'll do is kill off every other test nation until only 4 teams remain competitive.

but it's basically already at that stage.

since 2000 we've played:
50 england WLD (27-15-8)
41 india WLD (14-17-10)
33 south africa WLD (18-12-3)
Other - 26 wi, 19 nz, 18 pak, 16 sl, 6 bang, 2 zim, 0 ire, 0 afg, 1 world XI

So against the big 3 its: WLD 59-44-21 and against the rest WLD 65-10-13

 

[The Speaker]

but it's basically already at that stage.

since 2000 we've played:
50 england WLD (27-15-8)
41 india WLD (14-17-10)
33 south africa WLD (18-12-3)
Other - 26 wi, 19 nz, 18 pak, 16 sl, 6 bang, 2 zim, 0 ire, 0 afg, 1 world XI

So against the big 3 its: WLD 59-44-21 and against the rest WLD 65-10-13

Yeah, so change it so that doesn't happen, rather than setting it in stone.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Yeah, so change it so that doesn't happen, rather than setting it in stone.

It would be nice if all 12 nations were involved in the rota, even if that meant a five year cycle was necessary (points could expire after five years but a final series held every four still). And nations could pay each other more than the minimum.
Its not going to happen though, the money comes before the sport.

 

[Blue1980]

It would be nice if all 12 nations were involved in the rota, even if that meant a five year cycle was necessary (points could expire after five years but a final series held every four still). And nations could pay each other more than the minimum.
Its not going to happen though, the money comes before the sport.

Stupid thing is if we get more countries playing and competitive then there will be more money for all.

Cricket at an administration level would comfortably be the most backward conservatively run sport there is.

So many don’t get changed when they should all in the name of a) tradition b) money or c) because India feels like it