archie mac
International Coach
Don't want/need any more, should lose a couple we have imho
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Next Test Nation???
- Thread starter laksh_01
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Athlai
Not Terrible
I think Ireland is the real exception to it TBH.
Flem274*
123/5
Bangladesh?Don't want/need any more, should lose a couple we have imho
Athlai
Not Terrible
Give them 10 years.
Flem274*
123/5
I actualy think they should keep test status now that they're heading towards compettitiveness.Give them 10 years.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
New South Wales. 
Athlai
Not Terrible
Goughy
Hall of Fame Member
Athlai
Not Terrible
Might even put a bet on them when they come here TBH, wouldn't be surprised if they beat us. Wouldn't be happy (unless I had placed said bet) but would not be overly surprised at all.
Flem274*
123/5
Well if we have an injury crisis (highly likely) then I'd place that bet. I'm still furious I didn't bet on France and England in the rugby. I'm not going to miss a chance like that again.
Goughy
Hall of Fame Member
Of the Associates, I dont think there are any that have a Test future on the forseeable horizon. 20 years time maybe something will change, but who knows.
ODI cricket is good for them and gives them an opportunity.
As far as Im concerned the closest to Test cricket outside the current group requires thinking outside the norm.
As I see it there are 3 possibilities
1) Jamaica
2) Wales (my perenial fight)
3) European Union
ODI cricket is good for them and gives them an opportunity.
As far as Im concerned the closest to Test cricket outside the current group requires thinking outside the norm.
As I see it there are 3 possibilities
1) Jamaica
2) Wales (my perenial fight)
3) European Union
Athlai
Not Terrible
Argentina FTW
Flem274*
123/5
An EU team is a thought. Are Ireland and Holland in it? You could have the O'Briens, that youn irish seamer who's name escapes me and Ten Douschte (spelling error i know)
Goughy
Hall of Fame Member
Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Scotland etc
Athlai
Not Terrible
RTD plus Ireland would be a good team.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
NSW-born XI:
1. Phil Jaques
2. Chris Rogers
3. Ed Cowan
4. Michael Clarke
5. Dominic Thornely
6. Adam Gilchrist
7. Brad Haddin
8. Brett Lee
9. Jason Gillespie
10. Nathan Bracken
11. Stuart Clark
Not great, but not awful either. I'm sure they'd hammer the West Indies at home, for starters. The bowling attack is quite strong (and even has some decent depth with Nicholson, Wright, Bollinger), but the batting could struggle at times.
Athlai
Not Terrible
I was more laughing at the idea of the nation of New South Wales
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yeah, the whole thing is very much in jest - I wasn't disagreeing with your laughter, just expanding on the fly.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Would be interested to see that - I think it's a promising idea. First though, you'd have to get the ICC to consider it Test status despite it not being between two national teams...(though they seem to pick and choose when they apply that ruling - yes Australia v ICC 2005, I'm looking at you).
And then someone would have to break the news to poor old Bill Frindall, who would then have another set of "Test" statistics that he'd refuse to acknowledge...