Two Tier system

No two division in Tests, it seems. Cricket missing a chance to get some sort of structure. Short-termism and selfishness rules. Again

Was the two-tier idea for Test cricket a good one?

[table][tr][td]Yes, it would have made the format more competitive[/td][td][/td][td]55.79%[/td][td]6975[/td][/tr][tr][td]No, it would have led to a greater imbalance between countries[/td][td][/td][td]44.21%[/td][td]5527[/td][/tr][tr][td][left] [/left][table][tr][td]

Total votes: 12502[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/conten...55125.html

Pros and Cons  ::yawn::

I would be curious to hear from the Zimbabwe cricket board as to why they voted against the two-tier system? Surely they have nothing to lose by agreeing to a two-tiered system as they don't play any of the big three now as it is and this would have at least guaranteed them regular Test matches.

Same goes for Bangladesh - they have played a grand total of nine Test matches over the last two years.

Ultimately, the BCCI gets what they want - keeping the Associates from gaining Test status and preventing a pooling of the TV revenue shares.

I don't understand why Zimbabwe would vote against it. I feel like the only thing it would do for them is help them.