Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

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Most of the Afghani players are not interested into red ball format which is hurting them with in recent time we have good development into their game but still things are not as they needed to be so they are facing humiliating defeats in official test matches and now in unofficial test match which was against Sri Lanka which score good runs into their first inning and then bowled Afghanistan in both inning very quickly which give them thumbing defeat.

In this game we have only three batsmen which passed the fifty runs and try to resist with mostly were bowled out quickly because they are familiar with T20i and ODI which is currently their favourite formats, and they are doing good in these both formats Sri Lanka bowlers bowled out Afghanistan batsmen in just 130 overs which is really concern for them if they want to do something good they have to do some better things in future at the domestic level.

Afghanistan A team struggles in Test cricket are worrying despite some progress in their game. They were looking uninterested in longer format which has led to heavy losses in official and unofficial matches including recent defeat by Sri Lanka. Only three batsmen scored over 50 runs and they were quickly dismissed showing their reliance on shorter formats like T20 and ODI. To succeed in Test cricket Afghanistan needs to improve their skills in longer format tol. Sri Lanka bowlers dismissing their batsmen in just 130 overs is a warning sign. To improve Afghanistan needs to focus on developing their domestic cricket and valuing Test cricket more.

[Patrol69]

Did you see the bowling of Wanuja Sahan. If Afghanistan A has Zia-ur-Rehman so the Sri Lanka A has Wanuja Sahan. He collected 5 wickets in the first inning. And now Afghanistan is on following on. And they made 306 runs in both innings and still playing the second inning. And the match stumps at 108/2. Afghanistan A still has the trial of 129. I am looking that Sri Lanka will win this test match with out playing the second inning. And if they will play the second inning so I hope they have only a minor target. And they will chase that target easily and will win the match easily. It means that Sri Lanka has 80% chances of winning.

Wanuja Sahan bowled amazingly well. Who took 5 wickets in the first innings. Afghanistan A is now at tough spot. With match currently at 108/2 Afghanistan A still needs 129 runs to catch up and we know that this is the second inning of the match. I also think Sri Lanka A has a strong hold on this match and will likely win without even needing to bat again. Even if they do I also think they will have a small target to chase which they'll easily achieve. Sri Lanka A has a very good chance of winning this match and Wanuja Sahan great bowling has made a big difference. So let's wait for today and let's see what will happen.

Sri Lanka A Outstanding performance in this test match winning by an inning and 26 runa a huge win against Afghanistan A. Afghanistan A all out in 211 runs. Sri Lanka A Outstanding bowling performance especially Nisala Tharaka who bowl amazingly picked 6 important wickets by just giving only 42 runs. Afghanistan A improve his batting and bowling performance in test cricket.

When a team wins by an innings in Test cricket, there is no understanding of how well that team has performed against the opposition. Sri Lanka A team performed well against Afghanistan A team in combination of batting and bowling and because of this good performance they were able to defeat Afghanistan A team by a big margin. Most of the players who played in the Afghanistan team have experience of playing in the national team and they used that experience to the fullest against the Afghanistan team. Afghanistan have improved considerably in T20 and ODI cricket and they should improve even more in Test cricket. 

Afghanistan already get very few opportunities to play Tests so they should organize more Test series so that the players are good enough in Test cricket.

[cryptoWODL]

Most of the Afghani players are not interested into red ball format which is hurting them with in recent time we have good development into their game but still things are not as they needed to be so they are facing humiliating defeats in official test matches and now in unofficial test match which was against Sri Lanka which score good runs into their first inning and then bowled Afghanistan in both inning very quickly which give them thumbing defeat.

In this game we have only three batsmen which passed the fifty runs and try to resist with mostly were bowled out quickly because they are familiar with T20i and ODI which is currently their favourite formats, and they are doing good in these both formats Sri Lanka bowlers bowled out Afghanistan batsmen in just 130 overs which is really concern for them if they want to do something good they have to do some better things in future at the domestic level.

Afghanistan A team struggles in Test cricket are worrying despite some progress in their game. They were looking uninterested in longer format which has led to heavy losses in official and unofficial matches including recent defeat by Sri Lanka. Only three batsmen scored over 50 runs and they were quickly dismissed showing their reliance on shorter formats like T20 and ODI. To succeed in Test cricket Afghanistan needs to improve their skills in longer format tol. Sri Lanka bowlers dismissing their batsmen in just 130 overs is a warning sign. To improve Afghanistan needs to focus on developing their domestic cricket and valuing Test cricket more.

Afghanistan performed very poorly against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded Test match, especially in batting. They batted very poorly in the two innings which is evident from the scores they collected in the two innings. A Sri Lankan bowler, he bowled just 11 overs to send Afghanistan down by six wickets, which further shattered Afghanistan's batting line-up. As badly as the Afghanistan team has performed, if they want to improve in the Test format in the future, they will have to play well in the domestic league and give it a lot of time. If they can care themselves properly in the domestic league then maybe they can improve themselves for the Test format.

When a team loses by an innings he is forced to point fingers against that team. It was really embarrassing for Afghanistan that the Afghanistan team miserably lost the test match against Sri Lanka.

[Nalain420]

Most of the Afghani players are not interested into red ball format which is hurting them with in recent time we have good development into their game but still things are not as they needed to be so they are facing humiliating defeats in official test matches and now in unofficial test match which was against Sri Lanka which score good runs into their first inning and then bowled Afghanistan in both inning very quickly which give them thumbing defeat.

In this game we have only three batsmen which passed the fifty runs and try to resist with mostly were bowled out quickly because they are familiar with T20i and ODI which is currently their favourite formats, and they are doing good in these both formats Sri Lanka bowlers bowled out Afghanistan batsmen in just 130 overs which is really concern for them if they want to do something good they have to do some better things in future at the domestic level.

Afghanistan A team struggles in Test cricket are worrying despite some progress in their game. They were looking uninterested in longer format which has led to heavy losses in official and unofficial matches including recent defeat by Sri Lanka. Only three batsmen scored over 50 runs and they were quickly dismissed showing their reliance on shorter formats like T20 and ODI. To succeed in Test cricket Afghanistan needs to improve their skills in longer format tol. Sri Lanka bowlers dismissing their batsmen in just 130 overs is a warning sign. To improve Afghanistan needs to focus on developing their domestic cricket and valuing Test cricket more.

Afghanistan performed very poorly against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded Test match, especially in batting. They batted very poorly in the two innings which is evident from the scores they collected in the two innings. A Sri Lankan bowler, he bowled just 11 overs to send Afghanistan down by six wickets, which further shattered Afghanistan's batting line-up. As badly as the Afghanistan team has performed, if they want to improve in the Test format in the future, they will have to play well in the domestic league and give it a lot of time. If they can care themselves properly in the domestic league then maybe they can improve themselves for the Test format.

When a team loses by an innings he is forced to point fingers against that team. It was really embarrassing for Afghanistan that the Afghanistan team miserably lost the test match against Sri Lanka.

Their batsmen did not showed good effort and also not played well in test game.  If they did they could have won the match.  Because Sri Lanka batsmen have scored so much.  They have also work hard and struggle.  When I was watching this match.  I thought Afghanistan would win the match.  But I was wrong.  Sri Lanka did not let their hard work go to waste and bowled well to win the match.  Gas did not win a test match against them.  I was very sad when Afghanistan lost this match.  Yes his team has worked hard.  If Afghanistan could have achieved the target they could have won the match.Yes if they are obsessed with winning, they will automatically perform well.  Because then they will be interested in the match and will make good runs and stop the runs and win the match.  If they continue like this, they will lose that match too.  will  They have already had 1 series in which Afghanistan lost.

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Their batsmen did not showed good effort and also not played well in test game.  If they did they could have won the match.  Because Sri Lanka batsmen have scored so much.  They have also work hard and struggle.  When I was watching this match.  I thought Afghanistan would win the match.  But I was wrong.  Sri Lanka did not let their hard work go to waste and bowled well to win the match.  Gas did not win a test match against them.  I was very sad when Afghanistan lost this match.  Yes his team has worked hard.  If Afghanistan could have achieved the target they could have won the match.Yes if they are obsessed with winning, they will automatically perform well.  Because then they will be interested in the match and will make good runs and stop the runs and win the match.  If they continue like this, they will lose that match too.  will  They have already had 1 series in which Afghanistan lost.

Interesting thing is that Sri Lanka A made much higher score and Afghanistan A didn't touch the score with their two innings which was quite disappointing. Afghanistan A made a great comeback in the ODI series in the last two match. Which was showing that Afghanistan A can give surprise in the test match but they didn't give surprise but they shocked us. Afghanistan A need to focus on the mistakes and they should fix them to perform well in future. Afghanistan A has some good players who can change the situation of the match. They just need more practice. I hope they will do well in future.

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Their batsmen did not showed good effort and also not played well in test game.  If they did they could have won the match.  Because Sri Lanka batsmen have scored so much.  They have also work hard and struggle.  When I was watching this match.  I thought Afghanistan would win the match.  But I was wrong.  Sri Lanka did not let their hard work go to waste and bowled well to win the match.  Gas did not win a test match against them.  I was very sad when Afghanistan lost this match.  Yes his team has worked hard.  If Afghanistan could have achieved the target they could have won the match.Yes if they are obsessed with winning, they will automatically perform well.  Because then they will be interested in the match and will make good runs and stop the runs and win the match.  If they continue like this, they will lose that match too.  will  They have already had 1 series in which Afghanistan lost.

Interesting thing is that Sri Lanka A made much higher score and Afghanistan A didn't touch the score with their two innings which was quite disappointing. Afghanistan A made a great comeback in the ODI series in the last two match. Which was showing that Afghanistan A can give surprise in the test match but they didn't give surprise but they shocked us. Afghanistan A need to focus on the mistakes and they should fix them to perform well in future. Afghanistan A has some good players who can change the situation of the match. They just need more practice. I hope they will do well in future.

I agree with you because Afghanistan A team performed brilliantly in ODI match against Sri Lanka A team and Afghanistan won both ODI matches. Maybe from that confidence I expected that Afghanistan team will perform very well in Test match if not win the first test match. The game will be competitive. Afghanistan team really let us all down Afghanistan team did not perform so well in test match their batting failure. However, Sri Lanka A team performed very well against Afghanistan A team due to which Sri Lanka team was able to beat Afghanistan in the first test match.

[JahriMeayer]

Sri Lanka A team did well in last T20 series and Afghanistan A team anyhow won the last two match. And afterwards this Test match started. And Sri Lanka A once again proved their legacy, how perfect they are in batting and batting. They became more dedicated in test format. I mean look at their scored! 435 runs were made which is huge where Sonal Dinusha alone made 165 runs. While Afghanistan A team played 2 inngins and did 198/10 and 211/10 runs. I must say Nisala Tharaka and Wanuja Sahan Kumara just made dangerous Bowl. And Even after both inngins runs, they made total 409 runs something and Sri Lanka A just won the match. Not only that. They won by an innings and 26 runs.

[FinePoine0]

Sunrise Hyderabad team was very likely to win this match, because of their aggressive batting and number of bowlers whose performance is always on the up. So they performed well in the last matches and the margin of victory was the highest thus securing the qualifier match by occupying the third place in the points table. Today's match was closed due to rain because we didn't get a chance to even give the toss, water was accumulated inside the field so it could not create a playing environment. Even if the Gujarat Titans team could have won this match today, they still had no benefit.

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Sri Lanka A team did well in last T20 series and Afghanistan A team anyhow won the last two match. And afterwards this Test match started. And Sri Lanka A once again proved their legacy, how perfect they are in batting and batting. They became more dedicated in test format. I mean look at their scored! 435 runs were made which is huge where Sonal Dinusha alone made 165 runs. While Afghanistan A team played 2 inngins and did 198/10 and 211/10 runs. I must say Nisala Tharaka and Wanuja Sahan Kumara just made dangerous Bowl. And Even after both inngins runs, they made total 409 runs something and Sri Lanka A just won the match. Not only that. They won by an innings and 26 runs.

Afghanistan team bowled very well in two T20 matches against Sri Lanka team due to which they won two T20 matches against Sri Lanka. But the batting failure of the Afghanistan team again in the test match. Afghanistan could have batted responsibly against this Sri Lankan team, of course the game would have been competitive if they had not won the Test match. However, if you look at the score of the Sri Lankan team, it is clear that how responsible the Sri Lankan team is, they won the test match because of their responsible batting.

[vs2014]

Afghanistan team bowled very well in two T20 matches against Sri Lanka team due to which they won two T20 matches against Sri Lanka. But the batting failure of the Afghanistan team again in the test match. Afghanistan could have batted responsibly against this Sri Lankan team,

Afghanistan A disappointed with their very lower performance in the Test match  against Sri Lanka A. On the other hand, players belongs to Sri Lanka A, are good in batting and bowling. That's why Sri Lanka A made huge amount of runs 435, which indicates the bowling failure level of Pakistan A team. Besides Pakistan A also fail in batting too. They just made average 200 runs in each innings Where Sri Lanka A already did more runs in one innings even Sonal Dinusha made 145 runs which was epic and afterwards they didn't need to bat in 2nd innings. Afghanistan A bowlers aren't bad at all but in test match, Sri Lanka A batsmen just destroyed Afghan bowlers and add another archive in their cricket History.

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Afghanistan A disappointed with their very lower performance in the Test match  against Sri Lanka A. On the other hand, players belongs to Sri Lanka A, are good in batting and bowling. That's why Sri Lanka A made huge amount of runs 435, which indicates the bowling failure level of Pakistan A team. Besides Pakistan A also fail in batting too. They just made average 200 runs in each innings Where Sri Lanka A already did more runs in one innings even Sonal Dinusha made 145 runs which was epic and afterwards they didn't need to bat in 2nd innings. Afghanistan A bowlers aren't bad at all but in test match, Sri Lanka A batsmen just destroyed Afghan bowlers and add another archive in their cricket History.

Here can be the two reasons first the batting line of the Afghanistan was weak and the second is the bowling line of Sri Lanka A team was strong. Basically when Sri Lanka A made 400+ runs so this make a little pressure on Afghanistan A team and Sri Lanka A team took advantage from this. And they increased the pressure level on Afghanistan A team. Just due to this pressure the Afghanistan A team's players got out earlier in the first inning. When all team got out. And than Afghanistan A started follow on but unfortunately they didn't well again and they lost the match. I hope Afghanistan A will perform well in the upcoming future matches.

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Afghanistan team bowled very well in two T20 matches against Sri Lanka team due to which they won two T20 matches against Sri Lanka. But the batting failure of the Afghanistan team again in the test match. Afghanistan could have batted responsibly against this Sri Lankan team,

Afghanistan A disappointed with their very lower performance in the Test match  against Sri Lanka A. On the other hand, players belongs to Sri Lanka A, are good in batting and bowling. That's why Sri Lanka A made huge amount of runs 435, which indicates the bowling failure level of Pakistan A team. Besides Pakistan A also fail in batting too. They just made average 200 runs in each innings Where Sri Lanka A already did more runs in one innings even Sonal Dinusha made 145 runs which was epic and afterwards they didn't need to bat in 2nd innings. Afghanistan A bowlers aren't bad at all but in test match, Sri Lanka A batsmen just destroyed Afghan bowlers and add another archive in their cricket History.

The bowling line of the Afghanistan team's batting line is very strong. However, we did not notice a very good performance in both batting and bowling in the way they performed in the Test series against Sri Lanka, due to which it seems that they need to perform better in both batting and bowling. But in sri lanka this team has to be praised because this sri lanka team has performed very well against afghanistan in t20 match also with very good performance and won the series and in test match also because of their excellent batting and bowling they won the test match as well. If the Afghanistan team can perform a little better or focus on batting and bowling, this team will do better in the future.

[Sithara007]

The ECB has announced that a test match will be played between England and Zimbabwe next year. If it actually happens, then it will be the first test match between the two sides since 2003. The match will be played from 28th to 31st May 2025, but the venue is not yet finalized. Both the teams have played 6 matches against each other, with two matches each being played in 1996, 2000 and 2003. England will also be hosting India in 2005, for a five-match test series. They will also be hosting the World Test Championship final in the same year.

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The ECB has announced that a test match will be played between England and Zimbabwe next year. If it actually happens, then it will be the first test match between the two sides since 2003. The match will be played from 28th to 31st May 2025, but the venue is not yet finalized. Both the teams have played 6 matches against each other, with two matches each being played in 1996, 2000 and 2003. England will also be hosting India in 2005, for a five-match test series. They will also be hosting the World Test Championship final in the same year.

I am thrilled to hear that England and Zimbabwe will be facing off in test match next year, their first since 2003. Scheduled match in May 2025 is welcome addition to cricket calendar. With history of six matches between them including two each in 1996 2000 and 2003 as you mentioned this upcoming encounter promises to be exciting one. England busy schedule in 2025 including five match test series against India and hosting the World Test Championship final adds to anticipation. I hope venue is finalized soon so fans can start making plans to witness this thrilling contest.

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Afghanistan team bowled very well in two T20 matches against Sri Lanka team due to which they won two T20 matches against Sri Lanka. But the batting failure of the Afghanistan team again in the test match. Afghanistan could have batted responsibly against this Sri Lankan team,

Afghanistan A disappointed with their very lower performance in the Test match  against Sri Lanka A. On the other hand, players belongs to Sri Lanka A, are good in batting and bowling. That's why Sri Lanka A made huge amount of runs 435, which indicates the bowling failure level of Pakistan A team. Besides Pakistan A also fail in batting too. They just made average 200 runs in each innings Where Sri Lanka A already did more runs in one innings even Sonal Dinusha made 145 runs which was epic and afterwards they didn't need to bat in 2nd innings. Afghanistan A bowlers aren't bad at all but in test match, Sri Lanka A batsmen just destroyed Afghan bowlers and add another archive in their cricket History.

The bowling line of the Afghanistan team's batting line is very strong. However, we did not notice a very good performance in both batting and bowling in the way they performed in the Test series against Sri Lanka, due to which it seems that they need to perform better in both batting and bowling. But in sri lanka this team has to be praised because this sri lanka team has performed very well against afghanistan in t20 match also with very good performance and won the series and in test match also because of their excellent batting and bowling they won the test match as well. If the Afghanistan team can perform a little better or focus on batting and bowling, this team will do better in the future.

Usually Brother, I don't watch test matches but I did many matches among these squads Afghanistan A squad against Sri lanka A sqaud in different competitions ODI and T20I, these matches were quite enjoyable and much interesting for me. This was the just unofficial test match among them and but also in this clash, Sri Lanka A sqaud again displayed significant strength in match and defeat once more Sri Lanka A sqaud very badly. Sri Lanka A sqaud did not need for playing 2nd batting inning because their contribution in first inning was enough and Sri Lanka A squad managed to collect 435 scores which was so amazing. Afghanistan A squad batting performance in both innings was not much impressive in one inning, Afghanistan A squad collected 211 scores total and in second inning, Afghanistan A squad collected 198 scores. Sri Lanka A squad emerged victorious with one inning and 26 scores. Sonal Dinusha achieved admirable century in test clash and this batter also played good innings in previous competition. I know this not a official sqauds member of Afghanistan but their squad members need much improvement and practice in both innings for future battles.

[Compromise me]

Sri Lanka A team did well in last T20 series and Afghanistan A team anyhow won the last two match. And afterwards this Test match started. And Sri Lanka A once again proved their legacy, how perfect they are in batting and batting. They became more dedicated in test format. I mean look at their scored! 435 runs were made which is huge where Sonal Dinusha alone made 165 runs. While Afghanistan A team played 2 inngins and did 198/10 and 211/10 runs. I must say Nisala Tharaka and Wanuja Sahan Kumara just made dangerous Bowl. And Even after both inngins runs, they made total 409 runs something and Sri Lanka A just won the match. Not only that. They won by an innings and 26 runs.

Afghanistan team bowled very well in two T20 matches against Sri Lanka team due to which they won two T20 matches against Sri Lanka. But the batting failure of the Afghanistan team again in the test match. Afghanistan could have batted responsibly against this Sri Lankan team, of course the game would have been competitive if they had not won the Test match. However, if you look at the score of the Sri Lankan team, it is clear that how responsible the Sri Lankan team is, they won the test match because of their responsible batting.

Sri Lankan International test cricket team played very well in test matches and they easily won the test series against Afghanistan. Afghanistan should focus on their weaknesses,they are aggressive players which are not suitable for test cricket. They only hit sixes and fours but test cricket is a game of patience and they have to stay on the pitch to win this match.

That's why they are unsuccessful in test cricket. They are playing good in T20 match but actual cricket is test cricket.They should improve their skills to stay on Wicket, otherwise there is no chance of their success in test matches.

[JSRAW]

The ECB has announced that a test match will be played between England and Zimbabwe next year. If it actually happens, then it will be the first test match between the two sides since 2003. The match will be played from 28th to 31st May 2025, but the venue is not yet finalized. Both the teams have played 6 matches against each other, with two matches each being played in 1996, 2000 and 2003. England will also be hosting India in 2005, for a five-match test series. They will also be hosting the World Test Championship final in the same year.

Positive news but Big-3 needs to do more. I don't remember when was the last time India or Australia hosted or toured Zimbabwe for any test series.

Forget about Zimbabwe, in the last 2 decades, Australia refused to host Bangladesh similarly England are also doing the same to Bongs and on top of that, they hardly tour Bangladesh.

[Sithara007]

Positive news but Big-3 needs to do more. I don't remember when was the last time India or Australia hosted or toured Zimbabwe for any test series.

Forget about Zimbabwe, in the last 2 decades, Australia refused to host Bangladesh similarly England are also doing the same to Bongs and on top of that, they hardly tour Bangladesh.

Well.. for sure the news is somewhat positive. But then why Zimbabwe? I agree that they are a full member nation. But then, at present associate nations such as Scotland and Netherlands are playing better than them (with around 10% of the funding that Zimbabwe is receiving). IMO, weaker full member nations such as Sri Lanka and West Indies need to play against teams like Zimbabwe more often. I will not selectively target Australia. Any match between Australia and Zimbabwe will be horribly lop-sided.

[JSRAW]

Positive news but Big-3 needs to do more. I don't remember when was the last time India or Australia hosted or toured Zimbabwe for any test series.

Forget about Zimbabwe, in the last 2 decades, Australia refused to host Bangladesh similarly England are also doing the same to Bongs and on top of that, they hardly tour Bangladesh.

Well.. for sure the news is somewhat positive. But then why Zimbabwe? I agree that they are a full member nation. But then, at present associate nations such as Scotland and Netherlands are playing better than them (with around 10% of the funding that Zimbabwe is receiving). IMO, weaker full member nations such as Sri Lanka and West Indies need to play against teams like Zimbabwe more often. I will not selectively target Australia. Any match between Australia and Zimbabwe will be horribly lop-sided.

IMO you are expecting too much, these boards hardly tour full member nations like Bangladesh etc and are not interested in hosting them. So what makes you think that they will facilitate tests matches against associates?

In every cycle, the likes of Sri Lanka, Windies or Bangladesh are also hunting for BIG-3 quota because of financial reasons and for the same reason, these weaker boards can't entertain Zimbabwe or Associates.

[wiss19]

Positive news but Big-3 needs to do more. I don't remember when was the last time India or Australia hosted or toured Zimbabwe for any test series.

Forget about Zimbabwe, in the last 2 decades, Australia refused to host Bangladesh similarly England are also doing the same to Bongs and on top of that, they hardly tour Bangladesh.

Well.. for sure the news is somewhat positive. But then why Zimbabwe? I agree that they are a full member nation. But then, at present associate nations such as Scotland and Netherlands are playing better than them (with around 10% of the funding that Zimbabwe is receiving). IMO, weaker full member nations such as Sri Lanka and West Indies need to play against teams like Zimbabwe more often. I will not selectively target Australia. Any match between Australia and Zimbabwe will be horribly lop-sided.

Again at the end of this conversation, we have few suggestions which are not under ICC talk agenda for the securing of test format first thing they need to work on for having test matches for four days with secondly they also need to work on for having 2 tiers in test format first top 8 and then secondly 8 remaining, and they must bring 2 teams from tier 2 into tier 1 every cycle which will be work for 2 years and WTC will be also had some good improvement in quality due to have tip 8 teams and every team must play against others which will be also helpful for the all even if they are having problems to face each other at home then we need to work on neutral venues which are also good for the spirit of the game.

Maybe few will not happy with this all, but now we have no other things to improvement of quality and also having better things for this test format which is losing its beauty due to lack of interest from the top test nations.